The #1 R&B song on August 5, 1947

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

Other #1 songs on August 5, 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 5 birthdays in the 1940s

Loni Anderson
TV Actress
Born August 05, 1945

Carole Laure
Pop Singer
Born August 05, 1948

Shirley Ann Jackson
Physicist
Born August 05, 1946

Roman Gabriel
Football Player
Born August 05, 1940

Chan Jae Lee
Illustrator
Born August 05, 1942

Rosi Mittermaier
Skier
Born August 05, 1950