The #1 R&B song on January 12, 1948

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

Other #1 songs on January 12, 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 12 birthdays in the 1940s

Haruki Murakami
Novelist
Born January 12, 1949
Matt Molloy
Flute Player
Born January 12, 1947
Andre De Shields
Stage Actor
Born January 12, 1946
Jon Spaihts
Screenwriter
Born January 12, 1950
Hans Henning Atrott
Philosopher
Born January 12, 1944
Roger Ewing
TV Actor
Born January 12, 1942