The #1 song on April 16, 1949

Cruising Down the River By Russ Morgan

Other #1 songs on April 16, 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 16 birthdays in the 1940s

Jan Lehotsky
Composer
Born April 16, 1947
Ivar Antonsen
Pianist
Born April 16, 1946
Dave Draper
Bodybuilder
Born April 16, 1942
Michel Denisot
TV Show Host
Born April 16, 1945
Dennis Russell Davies
Pianist
Born April 16, 1944
Ruth Madoc
TV Actress
Born April 16, 1943