The #1 song on May 21, 1949

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

Other #1 songs on May 21, 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 21 birthdays in the 1940s

Bill Champlin
Guitarist
Born May 21, 1947
Hilton Valentine
Guitarist
Born May 21, 1943
Bobby Cox
Baseball Manager
Born May 21, 1941
Robert Springer
Astronaut
Born May 21, 1942
Jonathan Hyde
Movie Actor
Born May 21, 1948