The #1 country song on July 11, 1949

Lovesick Blues By Hank Williams with his Drifting Cowboys

Other #1 songs on July 11, 1949

#1 Hit Song

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

#1 R&B Song

Trouble Blues
The Charles Brown Trio

Notable July 11 birthdays in the 1940s

Steven Gundry
Doctor
Born July 11, 1950

Oscar D'Leon
Bassist
Born July 11, 1943

Patricia Polacco
Children's Author
Born July 11, 1944

David Huddle
Poet
Born July 11, 1942

Beverly Todd
Screenwriter
Born July 11, 1946

Steve Zuckerman
Director
Born July 11, 1947

James Reiss
Poet
Born July 11, 1941