The #1 R&B song on July 4, 1945

Caldonia By Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five

Other #1 songs on July 4, 1945

#1 Hit Song

Sentimental Journey
Les Brown

#1 Country Song

Stars and Stripes on Iwo Jima
Bob Wills

Notable July 4 birthdays in the 1940s

Joe Berardo
Entrepreneur
Born July 04, 1944
Emerson Boozer
Football Player
Born July 04, 1943
Jeremy Spencer
Rock Singer
Born July 04, 1948
Michael Milken
Entrepreneur
Born July 04, 1946
Tomaz Salamun
Poet
Born July 04, 1941
Hal Lanier
Baseball Player
Born July 04, 1942
Johnny Argent
Composer
Born July 04, 1949