The #1 R&B song on October 23, 1946

Choo Choo Ch'Boogie By Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five

Other #1 songs on October 23, 1946

#1 Hit Song

Rumors Are Flying
Frankie Carle

#1 Country Song

Divorce Me C.O.D.
Merle Travis

Notable October 23 birthdays in the 1940s

Ernie Watts
Saxophonist
Born October 23, 1945

Pele
Soccer Player
Born October 23, 1940

Michael Walsh
Screenwriter
Born October 23, 1949

Robert Lipsett
Violinist
Born October 23, 1947

Douglas Dunn
Poet
Born October 23, 1942

Mike Harding
Folk Singer
Born October 23, 1944