The #1 R&B song on August 27, 1947

Boogie Woogie Blue Plate By Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five

Other #1 songs on August 27, 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 27 birthdays in the 1940s

GW Bailey
Movie Actor
Born August 27, 1944

Daryl Dragon
Pop Singer
Born August 27, 1942

Tony Howard
Cricket Player
Born August 27, 1946

Harrison Page
TV Actor
Born August 27, 1941

Antony Price
Fashion Designer
Born August 27, 1945

Jeff Cook
Guitarist
Born August 27, 1949

Chuck Girard
Rock Singer
Born August 27, 1943

Neil Murray
Bassist
Born August 27, 1950

Sgt. Slaughter
Wrestler
Born August 27, 1948