The #1 R&B song on April 23, 1947

Texas and Pacific By Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five

Other #1 songs on April 23, 1947

#1 Hit Song

Heartaches
Ted Weems

#1 Country Song

So Round, So Firm, So Fully Packed
Merle Travis

Notable April 23 birthdays in the 1940s

Reggie Leach
Hockey Player
Born April 23, 1950
Pierre Dulaine
Dancer
Born April 23, 1944
Gail Goodrich
Basketball Player
Born April 23, 1943
Carol Duvall
TV Show Host
Born April 23, 1949
Mahmood Mamdani
Teacher
Born April 23, 1946
Charles R. Johnson
Novelist
Born April 23, 1948
John Gwynne
Journalist
Born April 23, 1945