The #1 song on March 1, 1949

Buttons and Bows By Dinah Shore

Other #1 songs on March 1, 1949

#1 R&B Song

Bewildered
Amos Milburn

#1 Country Song

A Heart Full of Love (For a Handful of Kisses)
Eddy Arnold, the Tennessee Plowboy, and his Guitar

Notable March 1 birthdays in the 1940s

Michael Giles
Drummer
Born March 01, 1942
Donnie Walsh
Football Coach
Born March 01, 1941
Phil Alden Robinson
Director
Born March 01, 1950
Burning Spear
Reggae Singer
Born March 01, 1945
Roger Daltrey
Rock Singer
Born March 01, 1944
Steve Kramer
Voice Actor
Born March 01, 1948
Gil Amelio
Entrepreneur
Born March 01, 1943