The #1 R&B song on September 5, 1944

Hamp's Boogie Woogie By Lionel Hampton and his Orchestra

Other #1 songs on September 5, 1944

#1 Hit Song

Swinging on a Star
Bing Crosby

#1 Country Song

Soldier's Last Letter
Ernest Tubb

Notable September 5 birthdays in the 1940s

Al Stewart
Folk Singer
Born September 05, 1945

Dennis Dugan
Director
Born September 05, 1946

Uncle Jack Charles
Movie Actor
Born September 05, 1943

Raquel Welch
Movie Actress
Born September 05, 1940

Joe Long
Bassist
Born September 05, 1941

Cathy Guisewite
Comic Book Author
Born September 05, 1950

Werner Herzog
Director
Born September 05, 1942