The #1 R&B song on July 15, 1948

Long Gone (Parts I & II) By Sonny Thompson

Other #1 songs on July 15, 1948

#1 Hit Song

Woody Wood-Pecker
Kay Kyser

#1 Country Song

Bouquet of Roses
Eddy Arnold and his Tennessee Plowboys

Notable July 15 birthdays in the 1940s

GP Hall
Guitarist
Born July 15, 1943
Linda Ronstadt
Rock Singer
Born July 15, 1946
Richard Russo
Novelist
Born July 15, 1949
Archie Clark
Basketball Player
Born July 15, 1941
James Andrew Miller
Journalist
Born July 15, 1947
Mil Mascaras
Wrestler
Born July 15, 1942