The #1 country song on July 15, 1947

Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette) By Tex Williams 's Western Caravan

Other #1 songs on July 15, 1947

#1 Hit Song

Peg o' My Heart
The Harmonicats

#1 R&B Song

Jack You’re Dead
Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five

Notable July 15 birthdays in the 1940s

Jocelyn Bell Burnell
Astrophysicist
Born July 15, 1943
Artimus Pyle
Drummer
Born July 15, 1948
Shatrughan Sinha
Movie Actor
Born July 15, 1946
Millie Jackson
R&B Singer
Born July 15, 1944
Trevor Horn
Composer
Born July 15, 1949
Mil Mascaras
Wrestler
Born July 15, 1942
Larry Cohen
Screenwriter
Born July 15, 1941