The #1 R&B song on August 25, 1947

Boogie Woogie Blue Plate By Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five

Other #1 songs on August 25, 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 25 birthdays in the 1940s

Pat Martino
Guitarist
Born August 25, 1944
Rollie Fingers
Baseball Player
Born August 25, 1946
Harry Manfredini
Composer
Born August 25, 1943
Henry Paul
Country Singer
Born August 25, 1949
Ayhan Sicimoglu
World Music Singer
Born August 25, 1950
Ledward Kaapana
Guitarist
Born August 25, 1948