The #1 country song on January 9, 1948

I'll Hold You in My Heart (Till I Can Hold You in My Arms) By Eddy Arnold and his Tennessee Plowboys

Other #1 songs on January 9, 1948

#1 Hit Song

Ballerina
Vaughn Monroe

#1 R&B Song

(Opportunity Knocks But Once) Snatch and Grab It
Julia Lee and Her Boy Friends

Notable January 9 birthdays in the 1940s

Josef Bulva
Pianist
Born January 09, 1943
Joan Baez
Folk Singer
Born January 09, 1941
David Johansen
Punk Singer
Born January 09, 1950
Jimmy Page
Guitarist
Born January 09, 1944
Ronnie Landfield
Painter
Born January 09, 1947
John Doman
TV Actor
Born January 09, 1945
John Dunning
Novelist
Born January 09, 1942