The #1 R&B song on January 9, 1948

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

Other #1 songs on January 9, 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 9 birthdays in the 1940s

James R. Stein
Screenwriter
Born January 09, 1950
Kathryn Walker
Stage Actress
Born January 09, 1943
Lee Kun-hee
Entrepreneur
Born January 09, 1942
Linda Greenhouse
Journalist
Born January 09, 1947
Joan Baez
Folk Singer
Born January 09, 1941
Fred Hemmings
Surfer
Born January 09, 1946
Jimmy Page
Guitarist
Born January 09, 1944
John Doman
TV Actor
Born January 09, 1945