The #1 R&B song on July 2, 1949

Trouble Blues By The Charles Brown Trio

Other #1 songs on July 2, 1949

#1 Hit Song

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

#1 Country Song

One Kiss Too Many
Eddy Arnold, the Tennessee Plowboy, and his Guitar

Notable July 2 birthdays in the 1940s

Randy Holden
Guitarist
Born July 02, 1945
Larry David
TV Producer
Born July 02, 1947
Richard Axel
Biologist
Born July 02, 1946
Saul Rubinek
Movie Actor
Born July 02, 1948
Alfred Sole
Screenwriter
Born July 02, 1943