The #1 R&B song on April 26, 1944

Straighten Up and Fly Right By King Cole Trio

Other #1 songs on April 26, 1944

#1 Hit Song

It's Love-Love-Love
Guy Lombardo

#1 Country Song

Too Late to Worry
Al Dexter

Notable April 26 birthdays in the 1940s

Bobby Rydell
Pop Singer
Born April 26, 1942

Moushumi Chatterjee
Movie Actress
Born April 26, 1948

Dick Johnson
Race Car Driver
Born April 26, 1945

Carlos Bianchi
Soccer Coach
Born April 26, 1949

Donna De Varona
Swimmer
Born April 26, 1947

Peter Zumthor
Architect
Born April 26, 1943

Marilyn Nelson
Poet
Born April 26, 1946

Claudine Auger
Movie Actress
Born April 26, 1941