The #1 song on August 15, 1947

Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette)

By Tex Williams and His Western Caravan with Tex Williams and Trio

Other #1 songs on August 15, 1947
Across genres and charts

#1 country song

Tex Williams

#1 R&B song

Jack You're Dead

Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five

Notable August 15 Birthdays
Born in the 1940s

Jim Brothers

Sculptor

Jimmy Webb

Songwriter, Composer, and Singer

Tom Johnston

Musician

Phyllis Smith

Actress

Don Rich

Country Musician