The #1 R&B song on April 1, 1949

The Huckle-Buck By Paul Williams and His Hucklebuckers

Other #1 songs on April 1, 1949

#1 Hit Song

Cruising Down the River
Russ Morgan

#1 Country Song

Don't Rob Another Man's Castle
Eddy Arnold, the Tennessee Plowboy, and his Guitar

Notable April 1 birthdays in the 1940s

John Barbata
Drummer
Born April 01, 1945
Francine Prose
Novelist
Born April 01, 1947
Arrigo Sacchi
Soccer Coach
Born April 01, 1946
Bruce Andrews
Poet
Born April 01, 1948
Samuel Alito
Supreme Court Justice
Born April 01, 1950
Mario Botta
Architect
Born April 01, 1943
Samuel R. Delany
Novelist
Born April 01, 1942