The #1 country song on October 22, 1947

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

Other #1 songs on October 22, 1947

#1 Hit Song

Near You
Francis Craig

#1 R&B Song

Boogie Woogie Blue Plate
Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five

Notable October 22 birthdays in the 1940s

Butch Goring
Hockey Player
Born October 22, 1949

Stanley Mazor
Entrepreneur
Born October 22, 1941

Catherine Deneuve
Movie Actress
Born October 22, 1943

Richard McGonagle
Voice Actor
Born October 22, 1946

Vicky Guzman
Doctor
Born October 22, 1944

Debbie Macomber
Novelist
Born October 22, 1948

Barrie Youngfellow
Voice Actress
Born October 22, 1950

Eddie Brigati
Rock Singer
Born October 22, 1945