The #1 R&B song on July 7, 1948

Long Gone (Parts I & II) By Sonny Thompson

Other #1 songs on July 7, 1948

#1 Hit Song

Woody Wood-Pecker
Kay Kyser

#1 Country Song

Bouquet of Roses
Eddy Arnold and his Tennessee Plowboys

Notable July 7 birthdays in the 1940s

Shelley Duvall

Born July 07, 1949

Howard Rheingold

Born July 07, 1947

Adele Goldberg

Born July 07, 1945

Emanuel Steward

Born July 07, 1944

Joel Siegel

Born July 07, 1943