The #1 R&B song on April 16, 1944

Main Stem By Duke Ellington and his Famous Orchestra

Other #1 songs on April 16, 1944

#1 Hit Song

It's Love-Love-Love
Guy Lombardo

#1 Country Song

So Long Pal
Al Dexter

Notable April 16 birthdays in the 1940s

Jan Lehotsky
Composer
Born April 16, 1947
Sandy Hawley
Horse Jockey
Born April 16, 1949
Michel Denisot
TV Show Host
Born April 16, 1945
Jim Lonborg
Baseball Player
Born April 16, 1942
Ivar Antonsen
Pianist
Born April 16, 1946
Ruth Madoc
TV Actress
Born April 16, 1943