The #1 song on May 4, 1949

Cruising Down the River By Russ Morgan

Other #1 songs on May 4, 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 May 4 birthdays in the 1940s

Harry Winer
Director
Born May 04, 1947
Richard Rudolph
Composer
Born May 04, 1946
Yevgeniy Prokopov
Sculptor
Born May 04, 1950
Russi Taylor
Voice Actress
Born May 04, 1944
Mihail Chemiakin
Sculptor
Born May 04, 1943
George Will
Journalist
Born May 04, 1941