The #1 song on July 5, 1944

I'll Get By (As Long as I Have You)

By Harry James and His Orchestra with Dick Haymes

Other #1 songs on July 5, 1944
Across genres and charts

#1 country song

Straighten Up and Fly Right

The King Cole Trio

#1 R&B song

Straighten Up and Fly Right

King Cole Trio

Notable July 5 Birthdays
Born in the 1940s

Chuck Close

Painter

Curt Blefary

Baseball Player

Michael Blake

Writer

Robbie Robertson

Singer, Songwriter and Guitarist