The #1 R&B song on September 16, 1944

Hamp's Boogie Woogie By Lionel Hampton and his Orchestra

Other #1 songs on September 16, 1944

#1 Hit Song

Swinging on a Star
Bing Crosby

#1 Country Song

Soldier's Last Letter
Ernest Tubb

Notable September 16 birthdays in the 1940s

Rosemary Casals
Tennis Player
Born September 16, 1948

Ed Begley Jr.
TV Actor
Born September 16, 1949

Henry Louis Gates
TV Show Host
Born September 16, 1950

Rees Jones
Architect
Born September 16, 1941

Camilo Sesto
Pop Singer
Born September 16, 1946