The #1 R&B song on October 27, 1947

Boogie Woogie Blue Plate By Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five

Other #1 songs on October 27, 1947

#1 Hit Song

Near You
Francis Craig

#1 Country Song

I'll Hold You in My Heart (Till I Can Hold You in My Arms)
Eddy Arnold and his Tennessee Plowboys

Notable October 27 birthdays in the 1940s

Sivakumar
Movie Actor
Born October 27, 1941

Carmen Argenziano
TV Actor
Born October 27, 1943

Lee Greenwood
Country Singer
Born October 27, 1942

Ivan Reitman
Director
Born October 27, 1946

Garry Tallent
Music Producer
Born October 27, 1949

Tom Jackson
TV Actor
Born October 27, 1948

Fran Lebowitz
Essayist
Born October 27, 1950