The #1 R&B song on October 28, 1947

Boogie Woogie Blue Plate By Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five

Other #1 songs on October 28, 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 28 birthdays in the 1940s

Terence Donovan
TV Actor
Born October 28, 1942

Telma Hopkins
TV Actress
Born October 28, 1948

Dennis Franz
TV Actor
Born October 28, 1944

Hank Marvin
Guitarist
Born October 28, 1941