The #1 song on March 23, 1949

Cruising Down the River By Russ Morgan

Other #1 songs on March 23, 1949

#1 R&B Song

The Huckle-Buck
Paul Williams and His Hucklebuckers

#1 Country Song

Don't Rob Another Man's Castle
Eddy Arnold, the Tennessee Plowboy, and his Guitar

Notable March 23 birthdays in the 1940s

Jalal Talebi
Soccer Player
Born March 23, 1942
Chantal Lauby
Movie Actress
Born March 23, 1948
James Clark
Entrepreneur
Born March 23, 1944
Hope Clarke
Stage Actress
Born March 23, 1941
Barbara Rhoades
Movie Actress
Born March 23, 1947
Phil Lanzon
Pianist
Born March 23, 1950