The #1 song on August 9, 1947

Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette) By Tex Williams

Other #1 songs on August 9, 1947

#1 R&B Song

Jack You’re Dead
Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five

#1 Country Song

Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette)
Tex Williams 's Western Caravan

Notable August 9 birthdays in the 1940s

Posy Simmonds
Children's Author
Born August 09, 1945
Miguel Littin
Director
Born August 09, 1942
Ted Simmons
Baseball Player
Born August 09, 1949
Lubomir Kavalek
Chess Player
Born August 09, 1943
Jamila Gavin
Children's Author
Born August 09, 1941
John Simpson
Journalist
Born August 09, 1944
Jim Kiick
Football Player
Born August 09, 1946