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

G.I. Jive By Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five

Other #1 songs on July 18, 1944

#1 Hit Song

I'll Be Seeing You
Bing Crosby

#1 Country Song

Straighten Up and Fly Right
The King Cole Trio

Notable July 18 birthdays in the 1940s

Martha Reeves
R&B Singer
Born July 18, 1941

Janet Peery
Novelist
Born July 18, 1948

Hedwig Gorski
Poet
Born July 18, 1949

Walter Kreye
TV Actor
Born July 18, 1942

Shahid Khan
Entrepreneur
Born July 18, 1950

Steve Forbes
Journalist
Born July 18, 1947

Danny McCulloch
Bassist
Born July 18, 1945