The #1 R&B song on January 1, 1944

Ration Blues By Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five

Other #1 songs on January 1, 1944

#1 Hit Song

Paper Doll
Mills Brothers

Notable January 1 birthdays in the 1940s

Don Novello
TV Actor
Born January 01, 1943
Rick Hurst
TV Actor
Born January 01, 1946
Dick Hodgins Jr.
Cartoonist
Born January 01, 1950
Jim Bamber
Cartoonist
Born January 01, 1948
Max Azria
Fashion Designer
Born January 01, 1949
Eva Ras
Movie Actress
Born January 01, 1941
Yuen Woo-Ping
Director
Born January 01, 1945