The #1 country song on January 4, 1949

Just a Little Lovin' (Will Go a Long Way) By Eddy Arnold, the Tennessee Plowboy, and his Guitar

Other #1 songs on January 4, 1949

#1 Hit Song

All I Want for Christmas (Is My Two Front Teeth)
Spike Jones

#1 R&B Song

Bewildered
Amos Milburn

Notable January 4 birthdays in the 1940s

Charlie Manuel
Baseball Manager
Born January 04, 1944

John McLaughlin
Guitarist
Born January 04, 1942

Reinhard Skricek
Boxer
Born January 04, 1948

Richard Schrock
Chemist
Born January 04, 1945

Doc Neeson
Rock Singer
Born January 04, 1947

John Bennett Perry
TV Actor
Born January 04, 1941

Doris Kearns Goodwin
Historian
Born January 04, 1943