The #1 R&B song on October 6, 1947

Boogie Woogie Blue Plate By Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five

Other #1 songs on October 6, 1947

#1 Hit Song

Near You
Francis Craig

#1 Country Song

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

Notable October 6 birthdays in the 1940s

Dennis Holt
Poet
Born October 06, 1942

David Brin
Novelist
Born October 06, 1950

Thomas Murray
Pianist
Born October 06, 1943

Lonnie Johnson
Inventor
Born October 06, 1949

Millie Small
World Music Singer
Born October 06, 1946

Jose Pinera
Economist
Born October 06, 1948