The #1 song on August 15, 1947

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

Other #1 songs on August 15, 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 15 birthdays in the 1940s

Billy Griffin
Rock Singer
Born August 15, 1950
Jimmy Webb
Composer
Born August 15, 1946
Beverly Burns
Pilot
Born August 15, 1949
Nigel Terry
Movie Actor
Born August 15, 1945
Tom Johnston
Guitarist
Born August 15, 1948
Barbara Bouchet
Movie Actress
Born August 15, 1943