The #1 R&B song on August 21, 1947

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

Other #1 songs on August 21, 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 21 birthdays in the 1940s

Lev Alburt
Chess Player
Born August 21, 1945
Patrick Demarchelier
Photographer
Born August 21, 1943
Loretta Devine
Movie Actress
Born August 21, 1949
Pierre Koffmann
Chef
Born August 21, 1948
Pat Hayes
Computer Scientist
Born August 21, 1944
Jackie Deshannon
Pop Singer
Born August 21, 1941