The #1 R&B song on May 21, 1949

The Huckle-Buck By Paul Williams and His Hucklebuckers

Other #1 songs on May 21, 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 21 birthdays in the 1940s

Jonathan Hyde
Movie Actor
Born May 21, 1948
Ronald Isley
R&B Singer
Born May 21, 1941
Hilton Valentine
Guitarist
Born May 21, 1943
Donald Lipski
Sculptor
Born May 21, 1947
Robert Springer
Astronaut
Born May 21, 1942