The #1 country song on August 5, 1948

Bouquet of Roses By Eddy Arnold and his Tennessee Plowboys

Other #1 songs on August 5, 1948

#1 Hit Song

Woody Wood-Pecker
Kay Kyser

#1 R&B Song

I Can't Go on Without You
Bull Moose Jackson and His Buffalo Bearcats

Notable August 5 birthdays in the 1940s

Airto Moreira
Drummer
Born August 05, 1941
Bernie Carbo
Baseball Player
Born August 05, 1947
Loni Anderson
TV Actress
Born August 05, 1945
Chan Jae Lee
Illustrator
Born August 05, 1942
Rosi Mittermaier
Skier
Born August 05, 1950
Roman Gabriel
Football Player
Born August 05, 1940
Erika Slezak
Soap Opera Actress
Born August 05, 1946