The #1 country song on October 21, 1947

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

Other #1 songs on October 21, 1947

#1 Hit Song

Near You
Francis Craig

#1 R&B Song

Boogie Woogie Blue Plate
Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five

Notable October 21 birthdays in the 1940s

Salvador González Escalona
Painter
Born October 21, 1948
Everett McGill
Movie Actor
Born October 21, 1945
Lee Loughnane
Trumpet Player
Born October 21, 1946
Martha Cooper
Photographer
Born October 21, 1943
LaTanya Richardson
Movie Actress
Born October 21, 1949
David Walls
Teacher
Born October 21, 1941
Judge Judy Sheindlin
TV Show Host
Born October 21, 1942