The #1 country song on December 12, 1949

Slipping Around By Margaret Whiting and Jimmy Wakely

Other #1 songs on December 12, 1949

#1 Hit Song

Mule Train
Frankie Laine

#1 R&B Song

Saturday Night Fish Fry
Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five

Notable December 12 birthdays in the 1940s

Bill Harkleroad
Guitarist
Born December 12, 1948

Alex Acuna
Drummer
Born December 12, 1944

Pete Jackson
Journalist
Born December 12, 1950

Don Gummer
Sculptor
Born December 12, 1946

Dickey Betts
Guitarist
Born December 12, 1943

Wings Hauser
Movie Actor
Born December 12, 1947