The #1 R&B song on January 8, 1948

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

Other #1 songs on January 8, 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 8 birthdays in the 1940s

Boris Vallejo
Illustrator
Born January 08, 1941
Robin Ellis
TV Actor
Born January 08, 1942
Anne Schedeen
TV Actress
Born January 08, 1949
Luke Williams
Wrestler
Born January 08, 1947
Robby Krieger
Guitarist
Born January 08, 1946
Terry Brooks
Novelist
Born January 08, 1944
Norodom Buppha Devi
Princess
Born January 08, 1943
Miyoko Watai
Chess Player
Born January 08, 1945