The #1 country song on October 20, 1944

Smoke on the Water By Red Foley

Other #1 songs on October 20, 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 20 birthdays in the 1940s

George Harris
Movie Actor
Born October 20, 1949
William Russ
TV Actor
Born October 20, 1950
Wilbur Wood
Baseball Player
Born October 20, 1941
Elfriede Jelinek
Playwright
Born October 20, 1946
Philomena Begley
Country Singer
Born October 20, 1942
Sandra Dickinson
Voice Actress
Born October 20, 1948