The #1 R&B song on July 2, 1948

Good Rockin' Tonight By Wynonie Harris

Other #1 songs on July 2, 1948

#1 Hit Song

Woody Wood-Pecker
Kay Kyser

#1 Country Song

Bouquet of Roses
Eddy Arnold and his Tennessee Plowboys

Notable July 2 birthdays in the 1940s

Richard Axel
Biologist
Born July 02, 1946

Keith Morrison
News Anchor
Born July 02, 1947

Randy Holden
Guitarist
Born July 02, 1945

Greg Brown
Folk Singer
Born July 02, 1949

Alfred Sole
Screenwriter
Born July 02, 1943