The #1 country song on April 28, 1945

Smoke on the Water By Bob Wills

Other #1 songs on April 28, 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 28 birthdays in the 1940s

John Madejski
Entrepreneur
Born April 28, 1941

Paul Guilfoyle
Movie Actor
Born April 28, 1949

Alice Waters
Chef
Born April 28, 1944

Jay Leno
TV Show Host
Born April 28, 1950

Mike Brearley
Cricket Player
Born April 28, 1942

Ginette Reno
Pop Singer
Born April 28, 1946

Scott Fitzgerald
Pop Singer
Born April 28, 1948

Andrea Hollander Budy
Poet
Born April 28, 1947