Other #1 songs on September 8, 1947
Across genres and charts

#1 country song

Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette)

Tex Williams

#1 R&B song

Boogie Woogie Blue Plate

Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five

Notable September 8 Birthdays
Born in the 1940s

Quentin L. Cook

Religious Leader

Born September 8, 1940

Bernie Sanders

Politician and Activist

Born September 8, 1941

Brian Cole

Bassist

Born September 8, 1942

Adelaide C. Eckardt

Politician

Born September 8, 1943

Lem Barney

Football Player

Born September 8, 1945

L. C. Greenwood

Football Player

Born September 8, 1946

Ann Beattie

Novelist and Short Story Writer

Born September 8, 1947

Jack Prelutsky

Writer of Children's Poetry

Born September 8, 1940

Sal Valentino

Rock Musician, Singer and Songwriter

Born September 8, 1942