The #1 R&B song on July 20, 1947

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

Other #1 songs on July 20, 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 20 birthdays in the 1940s

TG Sheppard
Country Singer
Born July 20, 1944
Naseeruddin Shah
Movie Actor
Born July 20, 1950
Randal Kleiser
Director
Born July 20, 1946
Muse Watson
Movie Actor
Born July 20, 1948
Kim Carnes
Pop Singer
Born July 20, 1945