Other #1 songs on October 4, 1944
Across genres and charts

#1 country song

Smoke on the Water

Red Foley

#1 R&B song

Hamp's Boogie Woogie

Lionel Hampton and his Orchestra

Notable October 4 Birthdays
Born in the 1940s

Vic Hadfield

Ice Hockey Player

Born October 4, 1940

Roy Blount Jr.

Writer

Born October 4, 1941

Bernice Johnson Reagon

Singer, Songwriter and Scholar

Born October 4, 1942

H. Rap Brown

Civil Rights Leader and Convicted Murderer

Born October 4, 1943

Tony La Russa

Baseball Player and Manager

Born October 4, 1944

Clifton Davis

Actor, Musician and Minister

Born October 4, 1945

Larry Clapp

Lawyer and Politician

Born October 4, 1946

Jim Fielder

Bassist

Born October 4, 1947

Linda McMahon

Administrator and Business Executive

Born October 4, 1948