The #1 R&B song on October 27, 1942

Mr. Five by Five

By Freddie Slack and his orchestra featuring Ella Mae Morse

Other #1 songs on October 27, 1942
Across genres and charts

#1 song

White Christmas

Bing Crosby with the Ken Darby Singers and John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra

Notable October 27 Birthdays
Born in the 1940s

Arthur Blessitt

Christian Preacher

Dave Costa

Football Player

Carmen Argenziano

Actor

J. A. Jance

Writer

Carrie Snodgress

Actress

Steven R. Nagel

Test Pilot, Astronaut and Engineer

Terry A. Anderson

Journalist

Garry Tallent

Musician, Member of the E Street Band

Julius Eastman

Composer

John Gotti

Mobster

Dick Trickle

Racing Driver