The #1 R&B song on April 27, 1947

Texas and Pacific By Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five

Other #1 songs on April 27, 1947

#1 Hit Song

Heartaches
Ted Weems

#1 Country Song

So Round, So Firm, So Fully Packed
Merle Travis

Notable April 27 birthdays in the 1940s

Jim Keltner
Drummer
Born April 27, 1942
Lee Roy Jordan
Football Player
Born April 27, 1941
Stephen Butler
Entrepreneur
Born April 27, 1944
Marlene Mattos
TV Producer
Born April 27, 1950
Yoshiaki Fujiwara
Wrestler
Born April 27, 1949
Kate Pierson
Rock Singer
Born April 27, 1948
Martin Chivers
Soccer Player
Born April 27, 1945