The #1 R&B song on October 21, 1947

Boogie Woogie Blue Plate By Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five

Other #1 songs on October 21, 1947

#1 Hit Song

Near You
Francis Craig

#1 Country Song

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

Notable October 21 birthdays in the 1940s

Martha Cooper
Photographer
Born October 21, 1943

LaTanya Richardson
Movie Actress
Born October 21, 1949

Nikita Mikhalkov
Director
Born October 21, 1945

David Walls
Teacher
Born October 21, 1941

Salvador González Escalona
Painter
Born October 21, 1948

Lee Loughnane
Trumpet Player
Born October 21, 1946

Elvin Bishop
Blues Singer
Born October 21, 1942