The #1 R&B song on October 2, 1944

Hamp's Boogie Woogie By Lionel Hampton and his Orchestra

Other #1 songs on October 2, 1944

#1 Hit Song

You Always Hurt the One You Love
Mills Brothers

#1 Country Song

Smoke on the Water
Red Foley

Notable October 2 birthdays in the 1940s

Don McLean
Pop Singer
Born October 02, 1945
Bob Robertson
Baseball Player
Born October 02, 1946
Donna Karan
Fashion Designer
Born October 02, 1948
Alvi A. Karimov
Journalist
Born October 02, 1950
Paul Jackson
TV Producer
Born October 02, 1947
Annie Leibovitz
Photographer
Born October 02, 1949
Anna Ford
TV Show Host
Born October 02, 1943