The #1 country song on October 18, 1947

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

Other #1 songs on October 18, 1947

#1 Hit Song

Near You
Francis Craig

#1 R&B Song

Boogie Woogie Blue Plate
Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five

Notable October 18 birthdays in the 1940s

Randhir Singh
Sports Shooter
Born October 18, 1946
Heiko Bleher
Zoologist
Born October 18, 1944
Ntozake Shange
Poet
Born October 18, 1948
Cynthia Weil
Songwriter
Born October 18, 1940
Bob Timberlake
Football Player
Born October 18, 1943
Billy Cox
Bassist
Born October 18, 1941
George Hendrick
Baseball Player
Born October 18, 1949
Colin Thompson
Children's Author
Born October 18, 1942