The #1 country song on October 5, 1944

Smoke on the Water By Red Foley

Other #1 songs on October 5, 1944

#1 Hit Song

You Always Hurt the One You Love
Mills Brothers

#1 R&B Song

Hamp's Boogie Woogie
Lionel Hampton and his Orchestra

Notable October 5 birthdays in the 1940s

Klaus Ludwig
Race Car Driver
Born October 05, 1949
Robert P. Arthur
Poet
Born October 05, 1943
Heather MacRae
Movie Actress
Born October 05, 1946
Brian Johnson
Rock Singer
Born October 05, 1947
Mari Henmi
Pop Singer
Born October 05, 1950
Russell Mael
Rock Singer
Born October 05, 1948
Stephanie Cole
Movie Actress
Born October 05, 1941