The #1 country song on October 20, 1947

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

Other #1 songs on October 20, 1947

#1 Hit Song

Near You
Francis Craig

#1 R&B Song

Boogie Woogie Blue Plate
Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five

Notable October 20 birthdays in the 1940s

Anneke Wills
TV Actress
Born October 20, 1941
George Harris
Movie Actor
Born October 20, 1949
Philomena Begley
Country Singer
Born October 20, 1942
Peter Combe
Folk Singer
Born October 20, 1948
Elfriede Jelinek
Playwright
Born October 20, 1946
William Russ
TV Actor
Born October 20, 1950