The #1 R&B song on August 30, 1948

Messin' Around By Memphis Slim and His House Rockers

Other #1 songs on August 30, 1948

#1 Hit Song

Twelfth Street Rag
Pee Wee Hunt

#1 Country Song

Bouquet of Roses
Eddy Arnold and his Tennessee Plowboys

Notable August 30 birthdays in the 1940s

Ben Jones
TV Actor
Born August 30, 1941

Bobby Lennox
Soccer Player
Born August 30, 1943

Antony Gormley
Sculptor
Born August 30, 1950

Brian Yuzna
Screenwriter
Born August 30, 1949

Peggy Lipton
TV Actress
Born August 30, 1946

John Surman
Saxophonist
Born August 30, 1944