The #1 country song on September 24, 1947

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

Other #1 songs on September 24, 1947

#1 Hit Song

Near You
Francis Craig

#1 R&B Song

Boogie Woogie Blue Plate
Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five

Notable September 24 birthdays in the 1940s

Harriet Walter
Movie Actress
Born September 24, 1950

Randall Duk Kim
Movie Actor
Born September 24, 1943

Gilles Lipovetsky
Philosopher
Born September 24, 1944

Joe Dodd
Darts Player
Born September 24, 1946

Guy Hovis
Gospel Singer
Born September 24, 1941

Bill Connors
Guitarist
Born September 24, 1949

Mike Berry
TV Actor
Born September 24, 1942

Gordon Clapp
TV Actor
Born September 24, 1948