The #1 country song on April 13, 1945

Smoke on the Water By Bob Wills

Other #1 songs on April 13, 1945

#1 Hit Song

My Dreams Are Getting Better All the Time
Les Brown

#1 R&B Song

Tippin' In
Erskine Hawkins and his Orchestra

Notable April 13 birthdays in the 1940s

William Sadler
Movie Actor
Born April 13, 1950

Jonathan Fast
Novelist
Born April 13, 1948

Rae Armantrout
Poet
Born April 13, 1947

Al Green
R&B Singer
Born April 13, 1946

Alan Jones
Radio Host
Born April 13, 1941

Bill Conti
Composer
Born April 13, 1942

Charles Burnett
Director
Born April 13, 1944