Other #1 songs on October 9, 1947
Across genres and charts

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

#1 country song

Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette)

Tex Williams

Boogie Woogie Blue Plate by Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five

#1 R&B song

Boogie Woogie Blue Plate

Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five

Notable October 9 Birthdays
Born in the 1940s

Brian Lamb

Journalist, C-SPAN Founder

Born October 9, 1941

Mike Peters

Cartoonist

Born October 9, 1943

Nona Hendryx

Musician

Born October 9, 1944

Jackson Browne

Singer, Songwriter and Political Activist

Born October 9, 1948

Trent Lott

Politician

Born October 9, 1941

Omali Yeshitela

Political Activist

Born October 9, 1941