The #1 song on May 12, 1949

(Ghost) Riders in the Sky: A Cowboy Legend By Vaughn Monroe

Other #1 songs on May 12, 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 12 birthdays in the 1940s

Bruce Boxleitner
TV Actor
Born May 12, 1950

Jim Treliving
Entrepreneur
Born May 12, 1941

Richard Riehle
TV Actor
Born May 12, 1948

Billy Swan
Country Singer
Born May 12, 1942

Nicky Henson
Movie Actor
Born May 12, 1945

Linda Dano
Soap Opera Actress
Born May 12, 1943