The #1 R&B song on July 22, 1947

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

Other #1 songs on July 22, 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 22 birthdays in the 1940s

Alex Trebek
Game Show Host
Born July 22, 1940

Otto Waalkes
Comedian
Born July 22, 1948

Lasse Viren
Runner
Born July 22, 1949

Mireille Mathieu
Pop Singer
Born July 22, 1946

Gerald Di Pego
Screenwriter
Born July 22, 1941

Bobby Sherman
Pop Singer
Born July 22, 1943

Anthony James
TV Actor
Born July 22, 1942