The #1 R&B song on August 4, 1947

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

Other #1 songs on August 4, 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 4 birthdays in the 1940s

Bobo Stenson
Pianist
Born August 04, 1944
Cleon Jones
Baseball Player
Born August 04, 1942
Paul Mooney
Comedian
Born August 04, 1941
Sapphire
Poet
Born August 04, 1950
Diana Ossana
Screenwriter
Born August 04, 1949
Alan Mulally
Entrepreneur
Born August 04, 1945