The #1 song on May 16, 1949

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

Other #1 songs on May 16, 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 16 birthdays in the 1940s

Brewster H. Shaw
Astronaut
Born May 16, 1945
Jon Wiener
Historian
Born May 16, 1944
Jon Jost
Director
Born May 16, 1943
Adrian Legg
Guitarist
Born May 16, 1948
Bruce Coville
Children's Author
Born May 16, 1950
Robert Fripp
Guitarist
Born May 16, 1946
Bob Edwards
Radio Host
Born May 16, 1947