The #1 R&B song on July 31, 1949

Trouble Blues By The Charles Brown Trio

Other #1 songs on July 31, 1949

#1 Hit Song

Some Enchanted Evening
Perry Como

#1 Country Song

Lovesick Blues
Hank Williams with his Drifting Cowboys

Notable July 31 birthdays in the 1940s

Gary Lewis
Pop Singer
Born July 31, 1946
Charlotte Diamond
Folk Singer
Born July 31, 1945
Heather McKay
Squash Player
Born July 31, 1941
Lane Davies
Soap Opera Actor
Born July 31, 1950
Ian Beck
Children's Author
Born July 31, 1947
Richard Rodriguez
Non-Fiction Author
Born July 31, 1944