The #1 country song on July 24, 1949

I'm Throwing Rice (At The Girl That I Love) By Eddy Arnold, the Tennessee Plowboy, and his Guitar

Other #1 songs on July 24, 1949

#1 Hit Song

Some Enchanted Evening
Perry Como

#1 R&B Song

Trouble Blues
The Charles Brown Trio

Notable July 24 birthdays in the 1940s

Chris Sarandon
Movie Actor
Born July 24, 1942
Gallagher
Comedian
Born July 24, 1946
Dan Hedaya
Movie Actor
Born July 24, 1940
Azim Premji
Entrepreneur
Born July 24, 1945
Robert Hays
Movie Actor
Born July 24, 1947
Goutam Ghose
Director
Born July 24, 1950