The #1 R&B song on August 26, 1947

Boogie Woogie Blue Plate By Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five

Other #1 songs on August 26, 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 26 birthdays in the 1940s

Akiko Wakabayashi
Movie Actress
Born August 26, 1941

Carl Deuker
Young Adult Author
Born August 26, 1950

Valerie Simpson
R&B Singer
Born August 26, 1946

John Blaha
Astronaut
Born August 26, 1942

Maureen Tucker
Drummer
Born August 26, 1944