The #1 song on April 20, 1949

Cruising Down the River By Russ Morgan

Other #1 songs on April 20, 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 20 birthdays in the 1940s

Bjorn Skifs
Rock Singer
Born April 20, 1947
Mara Maionchi
Music Producer
Born April 20, 1941
Marcel Wengler
Composer
Born April 20, 1946
Gregory Itzin
TV Actor
Born April 20, 1948
Steve Erickson
Novelist
Born April 20, 1950
John Gardiner
Conductor
Born April 20, 1943