Other #1 songs on September 2, 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 September 2 Birthdays
Born in the 1940s

John Thompson

College Basketball Coach

Born September 2, 1941

Rosalind Ashford

Singer

Born September 2, 1943

Marty Grebb

Musician

Born September 2, 1946

Nate Archibald

Basketball Player

Born September 2, 1948

Hans-Hermann Hoppe

Anarcho-Capitalist Academic

Born September 2, 1949

Glen Sather

Ice Hockey Player, Coach and Executive

Born September 2, 1943

Joe Simon

Soul and R&B Musician

Born September 2, 1943

Billy Preston

Keyboardist, Singer, and Songwriter

Born September 2, 1946

Walt Simonson

Comic Book Writer and Artist

Born September 2, 1946