Other #1 songs on October 12, 1949
Across genres and charts

#1 R&B song

Saturday Night Fish Fry (Parts I & II)

Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five

#1 song

That Lucky Old Sun

Frankie Laine with Judd Conlon 's Rhythmaires, Harry Geller and His Orchestra, and Carl Fischer

Notable October 12 Birthdays
Born in the 1940s

Melvin Franklin

Bass Singer

Born October 12, 1942

Dusty Rhodes

Professional Wrestler

Born October 12, 1945

Drew Edmondson

Lawyer

Born October 12, 1946

Chris Wallace

Journalist

Born October 12, 1947

Barclay Shaw

Professional Artist

Born October 12, 1949