The #1 song on July 5, 1949

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

Other #1 songs on July 5, 1949

#1 R&B Song

Trouble Blues
The Charles Brown Trio

#1 Country Song

Lovesick Blues
Hank Williams with his Drifting Cowboys

Notable July 5 birthdays in the 1940s

Huey Lewis
Rock Singer
Born July 05, 1950
Gwyneth Powell
TV Actress
Born July 05, 1946
Eliot Feld
Dancer
Born July 05, 1942
Judge Joe Brown
TV Show Host
Born July 05, 1947
Robbie Robertson
Rock Singer
Born July 05, 1943
Jesse Green
Drummer
Born July 05, 1948