The #1 R&B song on August 20, 1945

Who Threw the Whiskey in the Well By Lucky Millinder and his Orchestra

Other #1 songs on August 20, 1945

#1 Hit Song

On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe
Johnny Mercer

#1 Country Song

You Two-Timed Me One Time Too Often
Tex Ritter

Notable August 20 birthdays in the 1940s

Narayana Murthy
Entrepreneur
Born August 20, 1946
Heather McHugh
Poet
Born August 20, 1948
Sylvester McCoy
TV Actor
Born August 20, 1943
Graig Nettles
Baseball Player
Born August 20, 1944
James Pankow
Rock Singer
Born August 20, 1947
Chase Twichell
Poet
Born August 20, 1950