The #1 country song on September 24, 1944

Smoke on the Water By Red Foley

Other #1 songs on September 24, 1944

#1 Hit Song

Swinging on a Star
Bing Crosby

#1 R&B Song

I'm Lost
Benny Carter and his Orchestra

Notable September 24 birthdays in the 1940s

Bill Connors
Guitarist
Born September 24, 1949

Dan Olofsson
Entrepreneur
Born September 24, 1950

David Anspaugh
Director
Born September 24, 1946

Lou Dobbs
TV Show Host
Born September 24, 1945

R. H. Thomson
TV Actor
Born September 24, 1947

Gerry Marsden
Rock Singer
Born September 24, 1942

Randall Duk Kim
Movie Actor
Born September 24, 1943