The #1 country song on April 3, 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 April 3, 1948

#1 Hit Song

Manana (Is Soon Enough For Me)
Peggy Lee

#1 R&B Song

King Size Papa
Julia Lee and Her Boy Friends

Notable April 3 birthdays in the 1940s

Wayne Newton
Pop Singer
Born April 03, 1942
Tony Orlando
Pop Singer
Born April 03, 1944
Eric Braeden
TV Actor
Born April 03, 1941
Sally Thomsett
Movie Actress
Born April 03, 1950
Richard Thompson
Guitarist
Born April 03, 1949
Bernie Parent
Hockey Player
Born April 03, 1945
Jonathan Lynn
Director
Born April 03, 1943