The #1 country song on September 23, 1948

Bouquet of Roses By Eddy Arnold and his Tennessee Plowboys

Other #1 songs on September 23, 1948

#1 Hit Song

Twelfth Street Rag
Pee Wee Hunt

#1 R&B Song

Pretty Mama Blues
Ivory Joe Hunter

Notable September 23 birthdays in the 1940s

Loren Shriver
Astronaut
Born September 23, 1944
Ron Bushy
Drummer
Born September 23, 1945
Marty Schottenheimer
Football Coach
Born September 23, 1943
Gary Crew
Novelist
Born September 23, 1947
Floella Benjamin
TV Actress
Born September 23, 1949
Bruce Brooks
Children's Author
Born September 23, 1950