The #1 R&B song on August 22, 1947

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

Other #1 songs on August 22, 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 22 birthdays in the 1940s

Masatoshi Shima
Engineer
Born August 22, 1943

David Chase
TV Producer
Born August 22, 1945

Diana Nyad
Non-Fiction Author
Born August 22, 1949

Greg Forbes
Meteorologist
Born August 22, 1950

Bill Parcells
Football Coach
Born August 22, 1941

Bishop Bullwinkle
Soul Singer
Born August 22, 1948