The #1 song on March 8, 1949

Cruising Down the River By Blue Barron

Other #1 songs on March 8, 1949

#1 R&B Song

The Huckle-Buck
Paul Williams and His Hucklebuckers

#1 Country Song

I Love You So Much It Hurts
Jimmy Wakely

Notable March 8 birthdays in the 1940s

Franco D'Andrea
Pianist
Born March 08, 1941
Peggy March
Pop Singer
Born March 08, 1948
John Howkins
Novelist
Born March 08, 1945
Randy Meisner
Rock Singer
Born March 08, 1946
Dick Allen
Baseball Player
Born March 08, 1942
Carole Bayer Sager
Songwriter
Born March 08, 1947
Gayla Peevey
Pop Singer
Born March 08, 1943
Pepe Romero
Guitarist
Born March 08, 1944