The #1 R&B song on January 16, 1946

Buzz Me By Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five

Other #1 songs on January 16, 1946

#1 Hit Song

I Can't Begin to Tell You
Bing Crosby and Carmen Cavallaro

#1 Country Song

You Will Have to Pay
Tex Ritter

Notable January 16 birthdays in the 1940s

Cliff Thorburn
Snooker Player
Born January 16, 1948
Debbie Allen
TV Actress
Born January 16, 1950
Rodney Graham
Multimedia Artist
Born January 16, 1949
Gavin Bryars
Composer
Born January 16, 1943
Laura Schlessinger
Radio Host
Born January 16, 1947
Jim Stafford
Country Singer
Born January 16, 1944
Barbara Lynn
Blues Singer
Born January 16, 1942