The #1 country song on September 23, 1947

Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette)

By Tex Williams

Other #1 songs on September 23, 1947
Across genres and charts

#1 R&B song

Boogie Woogie Blue Plate

Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five

#1 song

Near You

Francis Craig and His Orchestra with Bob Lamm

Notable September 23 Birthdays
Born in the 1940s

George Jackson

Author and Activist

Marty Schottenheimer

Football Player and Coach

Paul Petersen

Actor, Singer and Writer

Anne Wheeler

Film Director

Bruce Springsteen

Rock Musician

Simon Nolet

Ice Hockey Player