The #1 country song on August 16, 1944

Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby By Louis Jordan

Other #1 songs on August 16, 1944

#1 Hit Song

Swinging on a Star
Bing Crosby

#1 R&B Song

Till Then
The Mills Brothers

Notable August 16 birthdays in the 1940s

Lesley Ann Warren
TV Actress
Born August 16, 1946
Bruce Beresford
Director
Born August 16, 1940
Bill Spooner
Guitarist
Born August 16, 1949
Suzanne Farrell
Dancer
Born August 16, 1945
Barry Hay
Rock Singer
Born August 16, 1948
David Dickinson
TV Show Host
Born August 16, 1941
Marc Messier
TV Actor
Born August 16, 1947
John Challis
TV Actor
Born August 16, 1942
Marshall Manesh
TV Actor
Born August 16, 1950