The #1 country song on August 22, 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 22, 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 22 birthdays in the 1940s

Bill Parcells
Football Coach
Born August 22, 1941
Brian Macwhinney
Psychologist
Born August 22, 1945
Greg Forbes
Meteorologist
Born August 22, 1950
Bishop Bullwinkle
Soul Singer
Born August 22, 1948
Cindy Williams
TV Actress
Born August 22, 1947
Masatoshi Shima
Engineer
Born August 22, 1943