The #1 country song on August 26, 1947

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

Other #1 songs on August 26, 1947

#1 Hit Song

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

#1 R&B Song

Boogie Woogie Blue Plate
Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five

Notable August 26 birthdays in the 1940s

Annette Badland
TV Actress
Born August 26, 1950

John Blaha
Astronaut
Born August 26, 1942

Maureen Tucker
Drummer
Born August 26, 1944

Akiko Wakabayashi
Movie Actress
Born August 26, 1941

Valerie Simpson
R&B Singer
Born August 26, 1946