The #1 R&B song on August 16, 1948

I Can't Go on Without You By Bull Moose Jackson and His Buffalo Bearcats

Other #1 songs on August 16, 1948

#1 Hit Song

You Call Everybody Darlin'
Al Trace

#1 Country Song

Bouquet of Roses
Eddy Arnold and his Tennessee Plowboys

Notable August 16 birthdays in the 1940s

Bruce Beresford
Director
Born August 16, 1940
Hasely Crawford
Runner
Born August 16, 1950
David Dickinson
TV Show Host
Born August 16, 1941
Bill Spooner
Guitarist
Born August 16, 1949
Moria Casán
Movie Actress
Born August 16, 1946
Suzanne Farrell
Dancer
Born August 16, 1945
Marc Messier
TV Actor
Born August 16, 1947
John Challis
TV Actor
Born August 16, 1942