The #1 R&B song on October 23, 1947

Boogie Woogie Blue Plate By Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five

Other #1 songs on October 23, 1947

#1 Hit Song

Near You
Francis Craig

#1 Country Song

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

Notable October 23 birthdays in the 1940s

Michael Walsh
Screenwriter
Born October 23, 1949
Douglas Dunn
Poet
Born October 23, 1942
Mike Harding
Folk Singer
Born October 23, 1944
Ernie Watts
Saxophonist
Born October 23, 1945
Pele
Soccer Player
Born October 23, 1940