The #1 song on April 23, 1949

Cruising Down the River By Russ Morgan

Other #1 songs on April 23, 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 23 birthdays in the 1940s

Tony Atlas
Wrestler
Born April 23, 1944
Joe Ferguson
Football Player
Born April 23, 1950
Mahmood Mamdani
Teacher
Born April 23, 1946
John Gwynne
Journalist
Born April 23, 1945
Paul Smart
Motorcycle Racer
Born April 23, 1943
Charles R. Johnson
Novelist
Born April 23, 1948
Alan Broadbent
Pianist
Born April 23, 1947