Other #1 songs on July 5, 1949
Across genres and charts

#1 country song

Lovesick Blues

Hank Williams with his Drifting Cowboys

#1 song

Riders in the Sky (A Cowboy Legend)

Vaughn Monroe and his Orchestra

Notable July 5 Birthdays
Born in the 1940s

Chuck Close

Painter

Born July 5, 1940

Curt Blefary

Baseball Player

Born July 5, 1943

Michael Blake

Writer

Born July 5, 1945

Robbie Robertson

Singer, Songwriter and Guitarist

Born July 5, 1943