The #1 R&B song on August 30, 1944

Hamp's Boogie Woogie By Lionel Hampton and his Orchestra

Other #1 songs on August 30, 1944

#1 Hit Song

Swinging on a Star
Bing Crosby

#1 Country Song

Soldier's Last Letter
Ernest Tubb

Notable August 30 birthdays in the 1940s

Carmen Fanzone
Baseball Player
Born August 30, 1941
Nigel Hall
Sculptor
Born August 30, 1943
Brian Yuzna
Screenwriter
Born August 30, 1949
Lewis Black
Comedian
Born August 30, 1948
Peggy Lipton
TV Actress
Born August 30, 1946
Antony Gormley
Sculptor
Born August 30, 1950