The #1 R&B song on September 5, 1947

Boogie Woogie Blue Plate By Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five

Other #1 songs on September 5, 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 September 5 birthdays in the 1940s

Margaret Howell
Fashion Designer
Born September 05, 1946

Uncle Jack Charles
Movie Actor
Born September 05, 1943

Raquel Welch
Movie Actress
Born September 05, 1940

Werner Herzog
Director
Born September 05, 1942

Joe Long
Bassist
Born September 05, 1941

Cathy Guisewite
Comic Book Author
Born September 05, 1950

Al Stewart
Folk Singer
Born September 05, 1945