The #1 R&B song on August 29, 1947

Boogie Woogie Blue Plate By Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five

Other #1 songs on August 29, 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 29 birthdays in the 1940s

Stan Hansen
Wrestler
Born August 29, 1949
Charles D. Walker
Astronaut
Born August 29, 1948
Wyomia Tyus
Runner
Born August 29, 1945
Marta Karolyi
Gymnastics Coach
Born August 29, 1942
Bob Beamon
Long Jumper
Born August 29, 1946
Doug Decinces
Baseball Player
Born August 29, 1950
Boro Drljaca
Folk Singer
Born August 29, 1941