The #1 song on April 1, 1949

Cruising Down the River By Russ Morgan

Other #1 songs on April 1, 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 April 1 birthdays in the 1940s

Bruce Andrews
Poet
Born April 01, 1948
Francine Prose
Novelist
Born April 01, 1947
Mario Botta
Architect
Born April 01, 1943
George H Nash
Historian
Born April 01, 1945
Samuel Alito
Supreme Court Justice
Born April 01, 1950
Arrigo Sacchi
Soccer Coach
Born April 01, 1946
Samuel R. Delany
Novelist
Born April 01, 1942