The #1 R&B song on August 9, 1947

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

Other #1 songs on August 9, 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 9 birthdays in the 1940s

Miguel Littin
Director
Born August 09, 1942

Jim Kiick
Football Player
Born August 09, 1946

Lubomir Kavalek
Chess Player
Born August 09, 1943

Sam Elliott
Movie Actor
Born August 09, 1944

Posy Simmonds
Children's Author
Born August 09, 1945

Jonathan Kellerman
Novelist
Born August 09, 1949

Jamila Gavin
Children's Author
Born August 09, 1941