The #1 country song on March 1, 1949

A Heart Full of Love (For a Handful of Kisses) By Eddy Arnold, the Tennessee Plowboy, and his Guitar

Other #1 songs on March 1, 1949

#1 Hit Song

Buttons and Bows
Dinah Shore

#1 R&B Song

Bewildered
Amos Milburn

Notable March 1 birthdays in the 1940s

Phil Alden Robinson
Director
Born March 01, 1950

Akinori Nakayama
Gymnast
Born March 01, 1943

Dave Marcis
Race Car Driver
Born March 01, 1941

Lin Blakley
Soap Opera Actress
Born March 01, 1948

Burning Spear
Reggae Singer
Born March 01, 1945

Lana Wood
Movie Actress
Born March 01, 1946

Louis V. Gerstner Jr.
Entrepreneur
Born March 01, 1942