The #1 country song on September 16, 1947

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

Other #1 songs on September 16, 1947

#1 Hit Song

Near You
Francis Craig

#1 R&B Song

Boogie Woogie Blue Plate
Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five

Notable September 16 birthdays in the 1940s

Ron Blair
Bassist
Born September 16, 1948

Alexei Lubimov
Pianist
Born September 16, 1944

Ed Begley Jr.
TV Actor
Born September 16, 1949

Rees Jones
Architect
Born September 16, 1941

Loyd Grossman
TV Show Host
Born September 16, 1950

Camilo Sesto
Pop Singer
Born September 16, 1946