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

Long Gone (Parts I & II) By Sonny Thompson

Other #1 songs on July 9, 1948

#1 Hit Song

Woody Wood-Pecker
Kay Kyser

#1 Country Song

Bouquet of Roses
Eddy Arnold and his Tennessee Plowboys

Notable July 9 birthdays in the 1940s

Tommy Young
Referee
Born July 09, 1947
Richard Roundtree
Movie Actor
Born July 09, 1942
Dean Koontz
Novelist
Born July 09, 1945
Nigel Lythgoe
TV Producer
Born July 09, 1949
Tabassum
Movie Actress
Born July 09, 1944
John Casper
Astronaut
Born July 09, 1943
Adriano Panatta
Tennis Player
Born July 09, 1950