The #1 country song on December 11, 1944

Smoke on the Water By Red Foley

Other #1 songs on December 11, 1944

#1 Hit Song

I'm Making Believe
The Ink Spots and Ella Fitzgerald

#1 R&B Song

Into Each Life Some Rain Must Fall
The Ink Spots and Ella Fitzgerald

Notable December 11 birthdays in the 1940s

Roland Bruce Harvey
Illustrator
Born December 11, 1945

Chester Thompson
Drummer
Born December 11, 1948

Diana Palmer
Novelist
Born December 11, 1946

Anna Carteret
TV Actress
Born December 11, 1942

Bill Cunningham
Radio Host
Born December 11, 1947

Kadri Gopalnath
Saxophonist
Born December 11, 1949