The #1 country song on November 8, 1947

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

Other #1 songs on November 8, 1947

#1 Hit Song

Near You
Francis Craig

#1 R&B Song

Boogie Woogie Blue Plate
Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five

Notable November 8 birthdays in the 1940s

Angel Cordero Jr.
Horse Jockey
Born November 08, 1942

Juan Ferrara
TV Actor
Born November 08, 1943

Mary Hart
TV Show Host
Born November 08, 1950

Bonnie Raitt
Rock Singer
Born November 08, 1949

Bonnie Bramlett
Rock Singer
Born November 08, 1944

Alice Notley
Poet
Born November 08, 1945

Roy Wood
Rock Singer
Born November 08, 1946

Nerys Hughes
TV Actress
Born November 08, 1941

Olivia De Berardinis
Painter
Born November 08, 1948