The #1 country song on October 19, 1944

Smoke on the Water By Red Foley

Other #1 songs on October 19, 1944

#1 Hit Song

You Always Hurt the One You Love
Mills Brothers

#1 R&B Song

Gee, Baby, Ain't I Good to You
King Cole Trio

Notable October 19 birthdays in the 1940s

Patrick Simmons
Guitarist
Born October 19, 1948
Marilyn Hamilton
Novelist
Born October 19, 1947
Andrew Vachss 
Novelist
Born October 19, 1942
Michael Gambon
Movie Actor
Born October 19, 1940
Cesar Bono
TV Actor
Born October 19, 1950
Sandy Alomar Sr.
Baseball Player
Born October 19, 1943
Philip Pullman
Young Adult Author
Born October 19, 1946
Jeannie C. Riley
Country Singer
Born October 19, 1945