The #1 R&B song on January 20, 1944

G.I. Jive By Johnny Mercer with Paul Weston and his Orchestra

Other #1 songs on January 20, 1944

#1 Hit Song

Paper Doll
Mills Brothers

#1 Country Song

Pistol Packin' Mama
Bing Crosby & The Andrews Sisters

Notable January 20 birthdays in the 1940s

Liza Goddard
TV Actress
Born January 20, 1950
Linda Moulton Howe
Journalist
Born January 20, 1942
Nigel Williams
Screenwriter
Born January 20, 1948
Fazle Hussain
Physicist
Born January 20, 1943
Robert Olen Butler
Novelist
Born January 20, 1945
Martin von Haselberg
TV Actor
Born January 20, 1949
David Lynch
Director
Born January 20, 1946