The #1 country song on October 23, 1947

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

Other #1 songs on October 23, 1947

#1 Hit Song

Near You
Francis Craig

#1 R&B Song

Boogie Woogie Blue Plate
Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five

Notable October 23 birthdays in the 1940s

Michael Walsh
Screenwriter
Born October 23, 1949

Douglas Dunn
Poet
Born October 23, 1942

Pele
Soccer Player
Born October 23, 1940

Maggi Hambling
Sculptor
Born October 23, 1945

Mike Harding
Folk Singer
Born October 23, 1944