The #1 R&B song on August 30, 1947

Boogie Woogie Blue Plate By Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five

Other #1 songs on August 30, 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 30 birthdays in the 1940s

John Surman
Saxophonist
Born August 30, 1944
John Kani
Movie Actor
Born August 30, 1943
Carmen Fanzone
Baseball Player
Born August 30, 1941
Lewis Black
Comedian
Born August 30, 1948
Brian Yuzna
Screenwriter
Born August 30, 1949
Peggy Lipton
TV Actress
Born August 30, 1946