The #1 country song on October 13, 1947

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

Other #1 songs on October 13, 1947

#1 Hit Song

Near You
Francis Craig

#1 R&B Song

Boogie Woogie Blue Plate
Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five

Notable October 13 birthdays in the 1940s

John Ford Coley
Rock Singer
Born October 13, 1948

Demond Wilson
TV Actor
Born October 13, 1946

John Snow
Cricket Player
Born October 13, 1941

Julius Hunt
News Anchor
Born October 13, 1943

Sylvia Pasquel
Soap Opera Actress
Born October 13, 1949

Karen Akers
Stage Actress
Born October 13, 1945

Jerry Jones
Entrepreneur
Born October 13, 1942

Mollie Katzen
Chef
Born October 13, 1950