The #1 song on September 21, 1947

Near You By Francis Craig

Other #1 songs on September 21, 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 21 birthdays in the 1940s

Jerry Bruckheimer
Film Producer
Born September 21, 1943

Richard Childress
Race Car Driver
Born September 21, 1945

Artis Gilmore
Basketball Player
Born September 21, 1949

Bobby Tench
Guitarist
Born September 21, 1944

Ann Elder
Screenwriter
Born September 21, 1942

Bill Murray
Movie Actor
Born September 21, 1950