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

Saturday Night Fish Fry By Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five

Other #1 songs on October 18, 1949

#1 Hit Song

That Lucky Old Sun
Frankie Laine

#1 Country Song

Why Don't You Haul Off and Love Me
Wayne Raney

Notable October 18 birthdays in the 1940s

Barry Gifford
Screenwriter
Born October 18, 1946

Jim Rohr
Entrepreneur
Born October 18, 1948

Paul Elliot
Comedian
Born October 18, 1947

Colin Thompson
Children's Author
Born October 18, 1942

Bob Timberlake
Football Player
Born October 18, 1943

Cynthia Weil
Songwriter
Born October 18, 1940

Heiko Bleher
Zoologist
Born October 18, 1944