The #1 country song on October 18, 1949

Why Don't You Haul Off and Love Me By Wayne Raney

Other #1 songs on October 18, 1949

#1 Hit Song

That Lucky Old Sun
Frankie Laine

#1 R&B Song

Saturday Night Fish Fry
Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five

Notable October 18 birthdays in the 1940s

Frank Beamer
Football Coach
Born October 18, 1946
Heiko Bleher
Zoologist
Born October 18, 1944
Colin Thompson
Children's Author
Born October 18, 1942
Jim Rohr
Entrepreneur
Born October 18, 1948
Paul Elliott
Comedian
Born October 18, 1947
Bob Timberlake
Football Player
Born October 18, 1943
Cynthia Weil
Songwriter
Born October 18, 1940