The #1 song on July 4, 1948

Woody Wood-Pecker By Kay Kyser

Other #1 songs on July 4, 1948

#1 R&B Song

Long Gone (Parts I & II)
Sonny Thompson

#1 Country Song

Bouquet of Roses
Eddy Arnold and his Tennessee Plowboys

Notable July 4 birthdays in the 1940s

Sam Hunt
Poet
Born July 04, 1946
Hal Lanier
Baseball Player
Born July 04, 1942
Butch Miles
Drummer
Born July 04, 1944
Adam Hart Davis
Chemist
Born July 04, 1943
Tomaz Salamun
Poet
Born July 04, 1941
Bruce French
Movie Actor
Born July 04, 1945