The #1 R&B song on January 3, 1948

(Opportunity Knocks But Once) Snatch and Grab It By Julia Lee and Her Boy Friends

Other #1 songs on January 3, 1948

#1 Hit Song

Ballerina
Vaughn Monroe

#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 January 3 birthdays in the 1940s

James B. Steele
Journalist
Born January 03, 1943
Blanche Dalpuget
Novelist
Born January 03, 1944
Victoria Principal
Soap Opera Actress
Born January 03, 1950
Stephen Stills
Folk Singer
Born January 03, 1945
Fran Cotton
Rugby Player
Born January 03, 1947
Terry Deary
Children's Author
Born January 03, 1946