The #1 song on September 5, 1947

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

Other #1 songs on September 5, 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 5 birthdays in the 1940s

Cathy Guisewite
Comic Book Author
Born September 05, 1950
Bruce Cumings
Teacher
Born September 05, 1943
Joe Long
Bassist
Born September 05, 1941
Dennis Dugan
Director
Born September 05, 1946
Raquel Welch
Movie Actress
Born September 05, 1940
Al Stewart
Folk Singer
Born September 05, 1945
Werner Herzog
Director
Born September 05, 1942