The #1 song on August 24, 1947

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

Other #1 songs on August 24, 1947

#1 R&B Song

Boogie Woogie Blue Plate
Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five

#1 Country Song

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

Notable August 24 birthdays in the 1940s

Ken Hensley
Rock Singer
Born August 24, 1945
Tony Amendola
TV Actor
Born August 24, 1944
Tito Sotto
Game Show Host
Born August 24, 1948
Anna Lee Fisher
Astronaut
Born August 24, 1949
Tim White
Paleontologist
Born August 24, 1950