The #1 song on August 5, 1948

Woody Wood-Pecker By Kay Kyser

Other #1 songs on August 5, 1948

#1 R&B Song

I Can't Go on Without You
Bull Moose Jackson and His Buffalo Bearcats

#1 Country Song

Bouquet of Roses
Eddy Arnold and his Tennessee Plowboys

Notable August 5 birthdays in the 1940s

Erika Slezak
Soap Opera Actress
Born August 05, 1946
Bernie Carbo
Baseball Player
Born August 05, 1947
Roman Gabriel
Football Player
Born August 05, 1940
Loni Anderson
TV Actress
Born August 05, 1945
Chan Jae Lee
Illustrator
Born August 05, 1942
Airto Moreira
Drummer
Born August 05, 1941