The #1 R&B song on July 20, 1944

G.I. Jive

By Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five

Other #1 songs on July 20, 1944
Across genres and charts

#1 country song

Straighten Up and Fly Right

The King Cole Trio

#1 song

I'll Be Seeing You

Bing Crosby with John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra

Notable July 20 Birthdays
Born in the 1940s

Don Chuy

Football Player

Pete Hamilton

Racing Driver

Charles Bowden

Writer

Randal Kleiser

Filmmaker

Carlos Santana

Guitarist

Kim Carnes

Singer and Songwriter

Larry Craig

Politician

Bo Rein

Football Player and Coach, Baseball Player