The #1 R&B song on August 29, 1948

Messin' Around By Memphis Slim and His House Rockers

Other #1 songs on August 29, 1948

#1 Hit Song

Twelfth Street Rag
Pee Wee Hunt

#1 Country Song

Bouquet of Roses
Eddy Arnold and his Tennessee Plowboys

Notable August 29 birthdays in the 1940s

Jon Povill
Screenwriter
Born August 29, 1946

Christopher Howell
Poet
Born August 29, 1945

Ellen Geer
Screenwriter
Born August 29, 1941

Beth Sullivan
Film Producer
Born August 29, 1949

Temple Grandin
Biologist
Born August 29, 1947

Frank Henenlotter
Director
Born August 29, 1950

Lorenzo Pena
Philosopher
Born August 29, 1944

Marta Karolyi
Gymnastics Coach
Born August 29, 1942