The #1 R&B song on October 15, 1947

Boogie Woogie Blue Plate By Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five

Other #1 songs on October 15, 1947

#1 Hit Song

Near You
Francis Craig

#1 Country Song

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

Notable October 15 birthdays in the 1940s

Chris de Burgh
Rock Singer
Born October 15, 1948

Jim Palmer
Baseball Player
Born October 15, 1945

Prannoy Roy
Journalist
Born October 15, 1949

Richard Carpenter
Pop Singer
Born October 15, 1946

George J Borjas
Economist
Born October 15, 1950

Penny Marshall
Director
Born October 15, 1943

Haim Saban
Entrepreneur
Born October 15, 1944