The #1 R&B song on April 27, 1944

Straighten Up and Fly Right By King Cole Trio

Other #1 songs on April 27, 1944

#1 Hit Song

It's Love-Love-Love
Guy Lombardo

#1 Country Song

Too Late to Worry
Al Dexter

Notable April 27 birthdays in the 1940s

Kate Pierson
Rock Singer
Born April 27, 1948

Yoshiaki Fujiwara
Wrestler
Born April 27, 1949

Lee Roy Jordan
Football Player
Born April 27, 1941

John Shrapnel
Movie Actor
Born April 27, 1942

Martin Chivers
Soccer Player
Born April 27, 1945

Marlene Mattos
TV Producer
Born April 27, 1950

Ann Peebles
Blues Singer
Born April 27, 1947