The #1 R&B song on August 7, 1947

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

Other #1 songs on August 7, 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 7 birthdays in the 1940s

Dave Morgan
Race Car Driver
Born August 07, 1944

Julian Fellowes
Screenwriter
Born August 07, 1949

Dom Capers
Football Coach
Born August 07, 1950

BJ Thomas
Country Singer
Born August 07, 1942

Alan Page
Supreme Court Justice
Born August 07, 1945

Franco Columbu
Bodybuilder
Born August 07, 1941