The #1 R&B song on September 18, 1947

Boogie Woogie Blue Plate By Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five

Other #1 songs on September 18, 1947

#1 Hit Song

Near You
Francis Craig

#1 Country Song

Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette)
Tex Williams 's Western Caravan

Notable September 18 birthdays in the 1940s

John McAfee
Computer Programmer
Born September 18, 1945
Poncho Zuleta Diaz
World Music Singer
Born September 18, 1949
Billy Drago
Movie Actor
Born September 18, 1946
Gerry Bamman
TV Actor
Born September 18, 1941
Darryl Sittler
Hockey Player
Born September 18, 1950
Michael Franks
Jazz Singer
Born September 18, 1944
Fefita La Grande
World Music Singer
Born September 18, 1943
Ernestine Jackson
Stage Actress
Born September 18, 1942