The #1 R&B song on October 7, 1949
By Dinah Washington
Other #1 songs on October 7, 1949Across genres and charts
#1 country song
Slipping Around
Margaret Whiting and Jimmy Wakely
#1 song
That Lucky Old Sun
Frankie Laine with Judd Conlon 's Rhythmaires, Harry Geller and His Orchestra, and Carl Fischer
Notable October 7 BirthdaysBorn in the 1940s
Joy Behar
Comedian and Television Host
Born October 7, 1942
Oliver North
Military Figure
Born October 7, 1943
Judee Sill
Singer-Songwriter
Born October 7, 1944
Catharine MacKinnon
Feminist Scholar and Legal Activist
Born October 7, 1946
Jill Larson
Actress and Former Model
Born October 7, 1947
Diane Ackerman
Poet, Essayist, and Naturalist
Born October 7, 1948
Dave Hope
Bass Guitarist
Born October 7, 1949
Stephen Rucker
Composer