The #1 country song on July 18, 1947

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

Other #1 songs on July 18, 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 18 birthdays in the 1940s

Walter Kreye
TV Actor
Born July 18, 1942

Carlos Colon
Wrestler
Born July 18, 1948

Kostas Eleftherakis
Soccer Player
Born July 18, 1950

Shiv Nadar
Entrepreneur
Born July 18, 1945

Jonelle Allen
Stage Actress
Born July 18, 1944

Joseph Ellis
Novelist
Born July 18, 1943

Dennis Lillee
Cricket Player
Born July 18, 1949