The #1 song on April 13, 1949

Cruising Down the River By Russ Morgan

Other #1 songs on April 13, 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 13 birthdays in the 1940s

Ron Perlman
Movie Actor
Born April 13, 1950

Jonathan Fast
Novelist
Born April 13, 1948

Bill Gross
Entrepreneur
Born April 13, 1944

Tony Dow
TV Actor
Born April 13, 1945

Rae Armantrout
Poet
Born April 13, 1947

Alan Jones
Radio Host
Born April 13, 1941

Bill Conti
Composer
Born April 13, 1942