The #1 song on April 4, 1949

Cruising Down the River By Russ Morgan

Other #1 songs on April 4, 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 4 birthdays in the 1940s

Derek Thompson
Soap Opera Actor
Born April 04, 1948
Luke Halpin
Movie Actor
Born April 04, 1947
Katherine Neville
Novelist
Born April 04, 1945
Darrell Fetty
Screenwriter
Born April 04, 1950
Craig T. Nelson
TV Actor
Born April 04, 1944