The #1 R&B song on December 16, 1946

Choo Choo Ch'Boogie

By Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five

Other #1 songs on December 16, 1946
Across genres and charts

#1 country song

Divorce Me C.O.D.

Merle Travis

#1 song

Ole Buttermilk Sky

Kay Kyser and His Orchestra with Michael Douglas and the Campus Kids

Notable December 16 Birthdays
Born in the 1940s

Lesley Stahl

Journalist

Donald Carcieri

Politician and Corporate Executive

Steven Bochco

Television Writer and Producer

Jeff Kanew

Film Director

Vincent Matthews

Sprinter

Billy Gibbons

Rock Musician

Patti Deutsch

Actress

Don Meyer

Basketball Player and Coach