The #1 song on May 26, 1949

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

Other #1 songs on May 26, 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 26 birthdays in the 1940s

Dayle Haddon
Model
Born May 26, 1948

Imants Kalnins
Composer
Born May 26, 1941

Darrell Evans
Baseball Player
Born May 26, 1947

Anne Mitchell
Teacher
Born May 26, 1950