The #1 R&B song on May 12, 1949

The Huckle-Buck By Paul Williams and His Hucklebuckers

Other #1 songs on May 12, 1949

#1 Hit Song

(Ghost) Riders in the Sky: A Cowboy Legend
Vaughn Monroe

#1 Country Song

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

Notable May 12 birthdays in the 1940s

Steve Winwood
Pop Singer
Born May 12, 1948
Bernadette Mayer
Poet
Born May 12, 1945
Billy Swan
Country Singer
Born May 12, 1942
Ronnie Foster
Music Producer
Born May 12, 1950
Anthony Newman
Pianist
Born May 12, 1941
Linda Dano
Soap Opera Actress
Born May 12, 1943