The #1 R&B song on October 23, 1949

Saturday Night Fish Fry By Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five

Other #1 songs on October 23, 1949

#1 Hit Song

That Lucky Old Sun
Frankie Laine

#1 Country Song

Slipping Around
Margaret Whiting and Jimmy Wakely

Notable October 23 birthdays in the 1940s

Douglas Dunn
Poet
Born October 23, 1942

Ernie Watts
Saxophonist
Born October 23, 1945

Pele
Soccer Player
Born October 23, 1940

Mike Harding
Folk Singer
Born October 23, 1944

Robert Lipsett
Violinist
Born October 23, 1947