The #1 R&B song on July 18, 1947

Jack You’re Dead By Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five

Other #1 songs on July 18, 1947

#1 Hit Song

Peg o' My Heart
The Harmonicats

#1 Country Song

Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette)
Tex Williams 's Western Caravan

Notable July 18 birthdays in the 1940s

Jonelle Allen
Stage Actress
Born July 18, 1944

Janet Peery
Novelist
Born July 18, 1948

Shiv Nadar
Entrepreneur
Born July 18, 1945

Walter Kreye
TV Actor
Born July 18, 1942

Richard Branson
Entrepreneur
Born July 18, 1950

Dennis Lillee
Cricket Player
Born July 18, 1949

Martha Reeves
R&B Singer
Born July 18, 1941