The #1 country song on August 12, 1949

Lovesick Blues By Hank Williams with his Drifting Cowboys

Other #1 songs on August 12, 1949

#1 Hit Song

Some Enchanted Evening
Perry Como

#1 R&B Song

Trouble Blues
The Charles Brown Trio

Notable August 12 birthdays in the 1940s

William Hartston
Chess Player
Born August 12, 1947

Geoff Muldaur
Guitarist
Born August 12, 1943

Dottie Peoples
Jazz Singer
Born August 12, 1950

Jean Nouvel
Architect
Born August 12, 1945

Bruce Solomon
TV Actor
Born August 12, 1944

Sue Monk Kidd
Playwright
Born August 12, 1948

Dana Ivey
Stage Actress
Born August 12, 1941