The #1 song on April 30, 1949

Cruising Down the River By Russ Morgan

Other #1 songs on April 30, 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 30 birthdays in the 1940s

Bill Plympton
Cartoonist
Born April 30, 1946
Kit Pearson
Children's Author
Born April 30, 1947
Wayne Kramer
Guitarist
Born April 30, 1948
Ray Miller
Baseball Manager
Born April 30, 1945
Mercer Mayer
Children's Author
Born April 30, 1943