The #1 R&B song on April 18, 1944

Main Stem By Duke Ellington and his Famous Orchestra

Other #1 songs on April 18, 1944

#1 Hit Song

It's Love-Love-Love
Guy Lombardo

#1 Country Song

So Long Pal
Al Dexter

Notable April 18 birthdays in the 1940s

Kenny Ortega
Director
Born April 18, 1950
Charles Fefferman
Mathematician
Born April 18, 1949
Tommy Shannon
Bassist
Born April 18, 1946
James Woods
Movie Actor
Born April 18, 1947