The #1 R&B song on September 5, 1949

Roomin' House Boogie By Amos Milburn

Other #1 songs on September 5, 1949

#1 Hit Song

You're Breaking My Heart
Vic Damone

#1 Country Song

I'm Throwing Rice (At The Girl That I Love)
Eddy Arnold, the Tennessee Plowboy, and his Guitar

Notable September 5 birthdays in the 1940s

Joe Long
Bassist
Born September 05, 1941

Werner Herzog
Director
Born September 05, 1942

Bruce Cumings
Teacher
Born September 05, 1943

Robert Gibb
Poet
Born September 05, 1946

Raquel Welch
Movie Actress
Born September 05, 1940

Al Stewart
Folk Singer
Born September 05, 1945

Cathy Guisewite
Comic Book Author
Born September 05, 1950