The #1 R&B song on August 28, 1947

Boogie Woogie Blue Plate By Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five

Other #1 songs on August 28, 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 28 birthdays in the 1940s

Horacio Gutiérrez
Pianist
Born August 28, 1948
Roger De Coster
Motorcycle Racer
Born August 28, 1944
Peter Bartlett
Soap Opera Actor
Born August 28, 1942
Butch Harmon
Golfer
Born August 28, 1943
Lindsay Bloom
TV Actress
Born August 28, 1950
Alison Steadman
Movie Actress
Born August 28, 1946
Hugh Cornwell
Punk Singer
Born August 28, 1949