The #1 song on October 21, 1948

Twelfth Street Rag By Pee Wee Hunt

Other #1 songs on October 21, 1948

#1 R&B Song

Am I Asking Too Much
Dinah Washington

#1 Country Song

Just a Little Lovin' (Will Go a Long Way)
Eddy Arnold and his Tennessee Plowboys

Notable October 21 birthdays in the 1940s

LaTanya Richardson
Movie Actress
Born October 21, 1949

Elizabeth Laird
Children's Author
Born October 21, 1943

Steve Cropper
R&B Singer
Born October 21, 1941

Elvin Bishop
Blues Singer
Born October 21, 1942

Everett McGill
Movie Actor
Born October 21, 1945

Lee Loughnane
Trumpet Player
Born October 21, 1946

Jerry Bergonzi
Saxophonist
Born October 21, 1947