The #1 R&B song on July 11, 1948

Long Gone (Parts I & II) By Sonny Thompson

Other #1 songs on July 11, 1948

#1 Hit Song

Woody Wood-Pecker
Kay Kyser

#1 Country Song

Bouquet of Roses
Eddy Arnold and his Tennessee Plowboys

Notable July 11 birthdays in the 1940s

Steven Gundry
Doctor
Born July 11, 1950
James Reiss
Poet
Born July 11, 1941
Patricia Polacco
Children's Author
Born July 11, 1944
Susan Seaforth Hayes
Soap Opera Actress
Born July 11, 1943
David Huddle
Poet
Born July 11, 1942
Pamela Wallace
Screenwriter
Born July 11, 1949
Steve Zuckerman
Director
Born July 11, 1947
Bill Boggs
Game Show Host
Born July 11, 1946