The #1 song on May 27, 1949

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

Other #1 songs on May 27, 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 27 birthdays in the 1940s

Marc Copland
Pianist
Born May 27, 1948
Dick Berggren
Sportscaster
Born May 27, 1942
Dee Dee Bridgewater
Jazz Singer
Born May 27, 1950
Bruce Weitz
TV Actor
Born May 27, 1943
Peter Knight
Folk Singer
Born May 27, 1947
Bruce Cockburn
Guitarist
Born May 27, 1945