The #1 song on September 12, 1947

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

Other #1 songs on September 12, 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 12 birthdays in the 1940s

Colin Young
Soul Singer
Born September 12, 1944

Maria Muldaur
Folk Singer
Born September 12, 1943

Irina Rodnina
Figure Skater
Born September 12, 1949

Maria Aitken
Director
Born September 12, 1945