The #1 R&B song on October 22, 1947

Boogie Woogie Blue Plate By Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five

Other #1 songs on October 22, 1947

#1 Hit Song

Near You
Francis Craig

#1 Country Song

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

Notable October 22 birthdays in the 1940s

Debbie Macomber
Novelist
Born October 22, 1948

Stanley Mazor
Entrepreneur
Born October 22, 1941

Barrie Youngfellow
Voice Actress
Born October 22, 1950

Leslie West
Guitarist
Born October 22, 1945

Kelvin MacKenzie
Entrepreneur
Born October 22, 1946

Arsene Wenger
Soccer Coach
Born October 22, 1949

Jan de Bont
Director
Born October 22, 1943

Vicky Guzman
Doctor
Born October 22, 1944