Birthday
Jams
The
#1 R&B song
on
August 12, 1944
G.I. Jive
By Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five
Other #1 songs on
August 12, 1944
#1 Hit Song
Swinging on a Star
Bing Crosby
#1 Country Song
Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby
Louis Jordan
Notable August 12 birthdays in the 1940s
George McGinnis
Basketball Player
Born
August 12, 1950
Mark Knopfler
Guitarist
Born
August 12, 1949
William Hartston
Chess Player
Born
August 12, 1947
Ron Mael
Pop Singer
Born
August 12, 1945
Sue Monk Kidd
Playwright
Born
August 12, 1948
Jennifer Warren
Movie Actress
Born
August 12, 1941