The #1 R&B song on November 8, 1947

Boogie Woogie Blue Plate By Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five

Other #1 songs on November 8, 1947

#1 Hit Song

Near You
Francis Craig

#1 Country Song

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

Notable November 8 birthdays in the 1940s

Bonnie Bramlett
Rock Singer
Born November 08, 1944

Mary Hart
TV Show Host
Born November 08, 1950

Alice Notley
Poet
Born November 08, 1945

Nerys Hughes
TV Actress
Born November 08, 1941

Angel Cordero Jr.
Horse Jockey
Born November 08, 1942

Bonnie Raitt
Rock Singer
Born November 08, 1949

Stephanie Edwards
TV Show Host
Born November 08, 1943

Olivia De Berardinis
Painter
Born November 08, 1948

Roy Wood
Rock Singer
Born November 08, 1946