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

The Huckle-Buck By Paul Williams and His Hucklebuckers

Other #1 songs on May 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 May 1 birthdays in the 1940s

Stephen Macht
Soap Opera Actor
Born May 01, 1942
John Diehl
TV Actor
Born May 01, 1950
Joanna Lumley
TV Actress
Born May 01, 1946
Kim Soon-kwon
Environmentalist
Born May 01, 1945