Other #1 songs on October 9, 1944
Across genres and charts

#1 country song

Smoke on the Water

Red Foley

#1 R&B song

I'm Lost

Benny Carter and his Orchestra

Notable October 9 Birthdays
Born in the 1940s

Brian Lamb

Journalist, C-SPAN Founder

Born October 9, 1941

Mike Peters

Cartoonist

Born October 9, 1943

Nona Hendryx

Musician

Born October 9, 1944

Jackson Browne

Singer, Songwriter and Political Activist

Born October 9, 1948

Trent Lott

Politician

Born October 9, 1941

Omali Yeshitela

Political Activist

Born October 9, 1941