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

Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette) by Tex Williams

#1 country song

Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette)

Tex Williams

Jack You're Dead by Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five

#1 R&B song

Jack You're Dead

Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five

Notable July 23 Birthdays
Born in the 1940s

Don Imus

Media Personality

Born July 23, 1940

Richie Evans

Racing Driver

Born July 23, 1941

Madeline Bell

Soul Singer

Born July 23, 1942

Randall Forsberg

Peace Activist and Political Scientist

Born July 23, 1943

Dino Danelli

Drummer

Born July 23, 1944

René Ricard

Poet

Born July 23, 1946

John Hall

Politician and Musician

Born July 23, 1948

John Nichols

Novelist

Born July 23, 1940

Richard E. Dauch

Businessman

Born July 23, 1942

Tony Joe White

Singer-Songwriter and Musician

Born July 23, 1943