The #1 country song on October 23, 1944

Smoke on the Water By Red Foley

Other #1 songs on October 23, 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 23 birthdays in the 1940s

Maggi Hambling
Sculptor
Born October 23, 1945
Douglas Dunn
Poet
Born October 23, 1942
Michael Walsh
Screenwriter
Born October 23, 1949
Robert Lipsett
Violinist
Born October 23, 1947
Pele
Soccer Player
Born October 23, 1940