The #1 country song on August 11, 1947

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

Other #1 songs on August 11, 1947

#1 Hit Song

Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette)
Tex Williams

#1 R&B Song

Jack You’re Dead
Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five

Notable August 11 birthdays in the 1940s

Craig McCaw
Entrepreneur
Born August 11, 1949
Marilyn Vos Savant
Playwright
Born August 11, 1946
Steve Wozniak
Entrepreneur
Born August 11, 1950
Ian McDiarmid
Movie Actor
Born August 11, 1944
Kenneth Gamble
Film Producer
Born August 11, 1943