The #1 R&B song on July 12, 1948

Long Gone (Parts I & II) By Sonny Thompson

Other #1 songs on July 12, 1948

#1 Hit Song

Woody Wood-Pecker
Kay Kyser

#1 Country Song

Bouquet of Roses
Eddy Arnold and his Tennessee Plowboys

Notable July 12 birthdays in the 1940s

Delia Ephron
Screenwriter
Born July 12, 1944

Claudia Alencar
TV Actress
Born July 12, 1950

Everett De Roche
Screenwriter
Born July 12, 1946

Gareth Edwards
Rugby Player
Born July 12, 1947

Butch Hancock
Country Singer
Born July 12, 1945

Richard Tuttle
Multimedia Artist
Born July 12, 1941

Paul Silas
Basketball Player
Born July 12, 1943