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

Trouble Blues By The Charles Brown Trio

Other #1 songs on July 16, 1949

#1 Hit Song

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

#1 Country Song

Lovesick Blues
Hank Williams with his Drifting Cowboys

Notable July 16 birthdays in the 1940s

Ruben Blades
World Music Singer
Born July 16, 1948
Billie Lawless
Sculptor
Born July 16, 1950
Dave Goelz
Puppeteer
Born July 16, 1946
Victor Sloan
Photographer
Born July 16, 1945
Margaret Court
Tennis Player
Born July 16, 1942
Robert Lieberman
Director
Born July 16, 1947
Jimmy Johnson
Football Coach
Born July 16, 1943