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

Boogie Woogie Blue Plate By Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five

Other #1 songs on October 18, 1947

#1 Hit Song

Near You
Francis Craig

#1 Country Song

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

Notable October 18 birthdays in the 1940s

Howard Shore
Composer
Born October 18, 1946
Jim Rohr
Entrepreneur
Born October 18, 1948
Bob Timberlake
Football Player
Born October 18, 1943
Nelson Freire
Pianist
Born October 18, 1944
Cynthia Weil
Songwriter
Born October 18, 1940
Billy Cox
Bassist
Born October 18, 1941
Colin Thompson
Children's Author
Born October 18, 1942
George Hendrick
Baseball Player
Born October 18, 1949