The #1 country song on September 5, 1944

Soldier's Last Letter By Ernest Tubb

Other #1 songs on September 5, 1944

#1 Hit Song

Swinging on a Star
Bing Crosby

#1 R&B Song

Hamp's Boogie Woogie
Lionel Hampton and his Orchestra

Notable September 5 birthdays in the 1940s

Uncle Jack Charles
Movie Actor
Born September 05, 1943

Al Stewart
Folk Singer
Born September 05, 1945

Loudon Wainwright III
Rock Singer
Born September 05, 1946

Rachid Boudjedra
Novelist
Born September 05, 1941

Cathy Guisewite
Comic Book Author
Born September 05, 1950

Raquel Welch
Movie Actress
Born September 05, 1940

Werner Herzog
Director
Born September 05, 1942