The #1 R&B song on September 5, 1945

The Honeydripper (Parts 1 & 2) By Joe Liggins and his Honeydrippers

Other #1 songs on September 5, 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 September 5 birthdays in the 1940s

Robert Gibb
Poet
Born September 05, 1946
Werner Herzog
Director
Born September 05, 1942
Rachid Boudjedra
Novelist
Born September 05, 1941
Cathy Guisewite
Comic Book Author
Born September 05, 1950
Bruce Cumings
Teacher
Born September 05, 1943
Raquel Welch
Movie Actress
Born September 05, 1940