The #1 country song on May 27, 1949

Don't Rob Another Man's Castle By Eddy Arnold, the Tennessee Plowboy, and his Guitar

Other #1 songs on May 27, 1949

#1 Hit Song

(Ghost) Riders in the Sky: A Cowboy Legend
Vaughn Monroe

#1 R&B Song

The Huckle-Buck
Paul Williams and His Hucklebuckers

Notable May 27 birthdays in the 1940s

Bruce Cockburn
Guitarist
Born May 27, 1945
Dee Dee Bridgewater
Jazz Singer
Born May 27, 1950
Peter Knight
Folk Singer
Born May 27, 1947
Ken Lerner
TV Actor
Born May 27, 1948
Dick Berggren
Sportscaster
Born May 27, 1942
Bruce Weitz
TV Actor
Born May 27, 1943