The #1 R&B song on August 24, 1947

Boogie Woogie Blue Plate By Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five

Other #1 songs on August 24, 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 24 birthdays in the 1940s

Rocky Johnson
Wrestler
Born August 24, 1944

Vince McMahon
Entrepreneur
Born August 24, 1945

B Smith
Chef
Born August 24, 1949

Tito Sotto
Game Show Host
Born August 24, 1948

Tim White
Paleontologist
Born August 24, 1950