The #1 R&B song on April 18, 1949

The Huckle-Buck By Paul Williams and His Hucklebuckers

Other #1 songs on April 18, 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 18 birthdays in the 1940s

Hayley Mills
Movie Actress
Born April 18, 1946
Penelope Thwaites
Pianist
Born April 18, 1944
Cindy Pickett
Movie Actress
Born April 18, 1947
Philip Akin
Movie Actor
Born April 18, 1950
Robert Christgau
Journalist
Born April 18, 1942
Helen Baker
Non-Fiction Author
Born April 18, 1948