Birthday
Jams
The
#1 R&B song
on
October 8, 1947
Boogie Woogie Blue Plate
By Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five
Other #1 songs on
October 8, 1947
#1 Hit Song
Near You
Francis Craig
#1 Country Song
Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette)
Tex Williams 's Western Caravan
Notable October 8 birthdays in the 1940s
Chevy Chase
Movie Actor
Born
October 08, 1943
David Whiston
Violinist
Born
October 08, 1941
Sigourney Weaver
Movie Actress
Born
October 08, 1949
Robert Kool Bell
Soul Singer
Born
October 08, 1950
Lynne Adams
Playwright
Born
October 08, 1946
Susan Raye
Country Singer
Born
October 08, 1944
Sarah Purcell
TV Show Host
Born
October 08, 1948