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

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

Other #1 songs on August 26, 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 26 birthdays in the 1940s

Candy Moore
TV Actress
Born August 26, 1947

Barbet Schroeder
Director
Born August 26, 1941

Valerie Simpson
R&B Singer
Born August 26, 1946

Carl Deuker
Young Adult Author
Born August 26, 1950

Vic Dana
Pop Singer
Born August 26, 1942