The #1 song on April 29, 1949

Cruising Down the River By Russ Morgan

Other #1 songs on April 29, 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 29 birthdays in the 1940s

Joel Larson
Drummer
Born April 29, 1947
Ian Kershaw
Historian
Born April 29, 1943
Francis Lee
Soccer Player
Born April 29, 1944
Yusef Komunyakaa
Poet
Born April 29, 1941
Phillip Noyce
Director
Born April 29, 1950