The #1 country song on August 21, 1947

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

Other #1 songs on August 21, 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 21 birthdays in the 1940s

Patrick Demarchelier
Photographer
Born August 21, 1943
Willie Lanier
Football Player
Born August 21, 1945
Pat Hayes
Computer Scientist
Born August 21, 1944
Stephen Nathan
Screenwriter
Born August 21, 1948
Jackie Deshannon
Pop Singer
Born August 21, 1941
Loretta Devine
Movie Actress
Born August 21, 1949