The #1 R&B song on August 13, 1947

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

Other #1 songs on August 13, 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 13 birthdays in the 1940s

Bobby Clarke
Hockey Player
Born August 13, 1949

Susan Jameson
TV Actress
Born August 13, 1941

Merrill Markoe
Screenwriter
Born August 13, 1948

Kevin Tighe
TV Actor
Born August 13, 1944

Robert Stewart
Astronaut
Born August 13, 1942

Jane Carr
TV Actress
Born August 13, 1950