The #1 R&B song on July 6, 1948

Long Gone (Parts I & II) By Sonny Thompson

Other #1 songs on July 6, 1948

#1 Hit Song

Woody Wood-Pecker
Kay Kyser

#1 Country Song

Bouquet of Roses
Eddy Arnold and his Tennessee Plowboys

Notable July 6 birthdays in the 1940s

George W. Bush
US President
Born July 06, 1946

Lamberto Andreotti
Engineer
Born July 06, 1950

Michael Shrieve
Drummer
Born July 06, 1949

Burt Ward
TV Actor
Born July 06, 1945

Libby Titus
Rock Singer
Born July 06, 1947

Claude-Michel Schonberg
Composer
Born July 06, 1944