The #1 country song on August 21, 1949

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

Other #1 songs on August 21, 1949

#1 Hit Song

Some Enchanted Evening
Perry Como

#1 R&B Song

Ain't Nobody's Business (Parts 1 & 2)
Jimmy Witherspoon

Notable August 21 birthdays in the 1940s

Willie Lanier
Football Player
Born August 21, 1945
Jose-Maria David
Sculptor
Born August 21, 1944
Patrick Demarchelier
Photographer
Born August 21, 1943
Jackie Deshannon
Pop Singer
Born August 21, 1941
Stephen Nathan
Screenwriter
Born August 21, 1948