The #1 country song on July 21, 1949

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

Other #1 songs on July 21, 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 21 birthdays in the 1940s

Tess Gallagher
Poet
Born July 21, 1943
Garry Trudeau
Cartoonist
Born July 21, 1948
Jordan Clarke
Soap Opera Actor
Born July 21, 1950
Chetan Chauhan
Cricket Player
Born July 21, 1947
W Brian Arthur
Economist
Born July 21, 1946
Wendy Cope
Poet
Born July 21, 1945