The #1 country song on September 23, 1947

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

Other #1 songs on September 23, 1947

#1 Hit Song

Near You
Francis Craig

#1 R&B Song

Boogie Woogie Blue Plate
Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five

Notable September 23 birthdays in the 1940s

Paul Petersen
TV Actor
Born September 23, 1945

Bruce Brooks
Children's Author
Born September 23, 1950

Jerry B. Jenkins
Novelist
Born September 23, 1949

Loren Shriver
Astronaut
Born September 23, 1944

Julio Iglesias
World Music Singer
Born September 23, 1943