The #1 country song on October 8, 1944

Smoke on the Water By Red Foley

Other #1 songs on October 8, 1944

#1 Hit Song

I'll Walk Alone
Dinah Shore

#1 R&B Song

I'm Lost
Benny Carter and his Orchestra

Notable October 8 birthdays in the 1940s

Chevy Chase
Movie Actor
Born October 08, 1943
Terry Gou
Entrepreneur
Born October 08, 1950
Lynne Adams
Playwright
Born October 08, 1946
Stephen Shore
Photographer
Born October 08, 1947
Sarah Purcell
TV Show Host
Born October 08, 1948
Sigourney Weaver
Movie Actress
Born October 08, 1949
David Whiston
Violinist
Born October 08, 1941