The #1 song on May 13, 1949

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

Other #1 songs on May 13, 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 13 birthdays in the 1940s

Armistead Maupin
Novelist
Born May 13, 1944
Bobby Valentine
Baseball Manager
Born May 13, 1950
Charles Baxter
Non-Fiction Author
Born May 13, 1947
Sam Anderson
TV Actor
Born May 13, 1945
Senta Berger
Movie Actress
Born May 13, 1941
Marv Wolfman
Comic Book Author
Born May 13, 1946
Vladimir Dzhanibekov
Astronaut
Born May 13, 1942