The #1 country song on April 23, 1947

So Round, So Firm, So Fully Packed By Merle Travis

Other #1 songs on April 23, 1947

#1 Hit Song

Heartaches
Ted Weems

#1 R&B Song

Texas and Pacific
Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five

Notable April 23 birthdays in the 1940s

Charles R. Johnson
Novelist
Born April 23, 1948
Steve McCurry
Photographer
Born April 23, 1950
Joyce DeWitt
TV Actress
Born April 23, 1949
Tony Atlas
Wrestler
Born April 23, 1944
Mahmood Mamdani
Teacher
Born April 23, 1946
Tony Esposito
Hockey Player
Born April 23, 1943
John Gwynne
Journalist
Born April 23, 1945