Other #1 songs on August 31, 1944
Across genres and charts

#1 R&B song

Hamp's Boogie Woogie

Lionel Hampton and his Orchestra

#1 song

Swinging on a Star

Bing Crosby with John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra and the Williams Brothers Quartet

Notable August 31 Birthdays
Born in the 1940s

Robbie Basho

Musician

Born August 31, 1940

William DeWitt

Businessman

Born August 31, 1941

Itzhak Perlman

Violinist

Born August 31, 1945

Jerome Corsi

Conservative Author

Born August 31, 1946

Lowell Ganz

Screenwriter

Born August 31, 1948

Richard Gere

Actor

Born August 31, 1949

Wilton Felder

Saxophone and Bass Player

Born August 31, 1940

Larry Hankin

Actor

Born August 31, 1940

Bob Welch

Musician

Born August 31, 1945