The #1 country song on July 16, 1949

Lovesick Blues By Hank Williams with his Drifting Cowboys

Other #1 songs on July 16, 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 16 birthdays in the 1940s

Margaret Court
Tennis Player
Born July 16, 1942

Pinchas Zukerman
Composer
Born July 16, 1948

Billie Lawless
Sculptor
Born July 16, 1950

Victor Sloan
Photographer
Born July 16, 1945

Jimmy Johnson
Football Coach
Born July 16, 1943

Dave Goelz
Puppeteer
Born July 16, 1946

Robert Lieberman
Director
Born July 16, 1947