The #1 R&B song on May 4, 1949

The Huckle-Buck By Paul Williams and His Hucklebuckers

Other #1 songs on May 4, 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 4 birthdays in the 1940s

Richard Jenkins
Movie Actor
Born May 04, 1947
Richard Rudolph
Composer
Born May 04, 1946
George Will
Journalist
Born May 04, 1941
Yevgeniy Prokopov
Sculptor
Born May 04, 1950
Mihail Chemiakin
Sculptor
Born May 04, 1943
Russi Taylor
Voice Actress
Born May 04, 1944