The #1 song on September 23, 1948

Twelfth Street Rag By Pee Wee Hunt

Other #1 songs on September 23, 1948

#1 R&B Song

Pretty Mama Blues
Ivory Joe Hunter

#1 Country Song

Bouquet of Roses
Eddy Arnold and his Tennessee Plowboys

Notable September 23 birthdays in the 1940s

Bruce Brooks
Children's Author
Born September 23, 1950

Steve Conte
Guitarist
Born September 23, 1945

Eric Bogle
Folk Singer
Born September 23, 1944

Floella Benjamin
TV Actress
Born September 23, 1949

Neal Smith
Drummer
Born September 23, 1947

Marty Schottenheimer
Football Coach
Born September 23, 1943