The #1 song on September 23, 1947

Near You By Francis Craig

Other #1 songs on September 23, 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 23 birthdays in the 1940s

Steve Conte
Guitarist
Born September 23, 1945

Loren Shriver
Astronaut
Born September 23, 1944

Marty Schottenheimer
Football Coach
Born September 23, 1943

Floella Benjamin
TV Actress
Born September 23, 1949

Bruce Brooks
Children's Author
Born September 23, 1950