The #1 R&B song on August 3, 1947

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

Other #1 songs on August 3, 1947

#1 Hit Song

Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette)
Tex Williams

#1 Country Song

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

Notable August 3 birthdays in the 1940s

Bonnie Lythgoe
Dancer
Born August 03, 1950
Steven Millhauser
Novelist
Born August 03, 1943
Martin Sheen
Movie Actor
Born August 03, 1940
Ray Reach
Pianist
Born August 03, 1948
Philip Casnoff
Stage Actor
Born August 03, 1949
Eamon Dunphy
Soccer Player
Born August 03, 1945
Martha Stewart
Entrepreneur
Born August 03, 1941