The #1 song on September 1, 1947

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

Other #1 songs on September 1, 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 September 1 birthdays in the 1940s

Claudette Rogers Robinson
Soul Singer
Born September 01, 1942
Leonard Slatkin
Composer
Born September 01, 1944
Barry Gibb
Rock Singer
Born September 01, 1946
Dr. Phil McGraw
TV Show Host
Born September 01, 1950
JJ Bittenbinder
TV Show Host
Born September 01, 1943
Scott Spencer
Novelist
Born September 01, 1945
Greg Errico
Drummer
Born September 01, 1948
Ira Block
Photographer
Born September 01, 1949