The #1 R&B song on January 8, 1947

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

Other #1 songs on January 8, 1947

#1 Hit Song

The Old Lamp-Lighter
Sammy Kaye

#1 Country Song

Divorce Me C.O.D.
Merle Travis

Notable January 8 birthdays in the 1940s

Charles Murray
Journalist
Born January 08, 1943

Jay Abraham
Entrepreneur
Born January 08, 1949

Yvette Mimieux
Movie Actress
Born January 08, 1942

Norman Piper
Soccer Player
Born January 08, 1948

Miyoko Watai
Chess Player
Born January 08, 1945

Nena von Schlebrügge
Model
Born January 08, 1941

Terry Brooks
Novelist
Born January 08, 1944