The #1 R&B song on May 16, 1949

The Huckle-Buck By Paul Williams and His Hucklebuckers

Other #1 songs on May 16, 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 16 birthdays in the 1940s

Nicky Chinn
Songwriter
Born May 16, 1945

Bill Smitrovich
Movie Actor
Born May 16, 1947

Robert Fripp
Guitarist
Born May 16, 1946

Adrian Legg
Guitarist
Born May 16, 1948

Bruce Coville
Children's Author
Born May 16, 1950

Jon Jost
Director
Born May 16, 1943

Jon Wiener
Historian
Born May 16, 1944