The #1 country song on July 18, 1949

One Kiss Too Many By Eddy Arnold, the Tennessee Plowboy, and his Guitar

Other #1 songs on July 18, 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 18 birthdays in the 1940s

Dave Campo
Football Coach
Born July 18, 1947

Richard Branson
Entrepreneur
Born July 18, 1950

Joseph Ellis
Novelist
Born July 18, 1943

Jim Watt
Boxer
Born July 18, 1948

Walter Kreye
TV Actor
Born July 18, 1942

Danny McCulloch
Bassist
Born July 18, 1945

Martha Reeves
R&B Singer
Born July 18, 1941