The #1 song on August 12, 1947

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

Other #1 songs on August 12, 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 12 birthdays in the 1940s

Jim Beaver
TV Actor
Born August 12, 1950

Bruce Solomon
TV Actor
Born August 12, 1944

Ron Mael
Pop Singer
Born August 12, 1945

Jennifer Warren
Movie Actress
Born August 12, 1941

Sue Monk Kidd
Playwright
Born August 12, 1948

Julien Lepers
TV Show Host
Born August 12, 1949