The #1 country song on December 13, 1944

Smoke on the Water By Red Foley

Other #1 songs on December 13, 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 13 birthdays in the 1940s

Chuck Findley
Trumpet Player
Born December 13, 1947
Kathy Garver
TV Actress
Born December 13, 1945
Howard John Brenton
Playwright
Born December 13, 1942
Ted Nugent
Guitarist
Born December 13, 1948
Bob Brier
Archeologist
Born December 13, 1943
Robert Lindsay
TV Actor
Born December 13, 1949
Clive Calder
Entrepreneur
Born December 13, 1946
Wendie Malick
TV Actress
Born December 13, 1950