The #1 R&B song on July 18, 1949

Trouble Blues By The Charles Brown Trio

Other #1 songs on July 18, 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 18 birthdays in the 1940s

Martha Reeves
R&B Singer
Born July 18, 1941

Jonelle Allen
Stage Actress
Born July 18, 1944

Richard Branson
Entrepreneur
Born July 18, 1950

Shiv Nadar
Entrepreneur
Born July 18, 1945

Steve Forbes
Journalist
Born July 18, 1947

Walter Kreye
TV Actor
Born July 18, 1942

Carlos Colon
Wrestler
Born July 18, 1948

Rahman Ali
Boxer
Born July 18, 1943