The #1 song on August 22, 1947

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

Other #1 songs on August 22, 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 22 birthdays in the 1940s

Greg Forbes
Meteorologist
Born August 22, 1950

Masatoshi Shima
Engineer
Born August 22, 1943

Steve Kroft
News Anchor
Born August 22, 1945

Diana Nyad
Non-Fiction Author
Born August 22, 1949

Bill Parcells
Football Coach
Born August 22, 1941

Bishop Bullwinkle
Soul Singer
Born August 22, 1948