Other #1 songs on October 18, 1949
Across genres and charts

Saturday Night Fish Fry (Parts I & II) by Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five

#1 R&B song

Saturday Night Fish Fry (Parts I & II)

Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five

That Lucky Old Sun by Frankie Laine with Judd Conlon 's Rhythmaires, Harry Geller and His Orchestra, and Carl Fischer

#1 song

That Lucky Old Sun

Frankie Laine with Judd Conlon 's Rhythmaires, Harry Geller and His Orchestra, and Carl Fischer

Notable October 18 Birthdays
Born in the 1940s

Cynthia Weil

Songwriter

Born October 18, 1940

Martha Burk

Feminist

Born October 18, 1941

Huell Howser

Television Personality

Born October 18, 1945

James Robert Baker

Author

Born October 18, 1946

John Johnson

Basketball Player

Born October 18, 1947

Ntozake Shange

Playwright and Poet

Born October 18, 1948

Chris Shays

Politician

Born October 18, 1945

Frank Beamer

Football Player and Coach

Born October 18, 1946

Howard Shore

Film Score Composer

Born October 18, 1946

Joe Morton

Actor

Born October 18, 1947

Laura Nyro

Singer and Songwriter

Born October 18, 1947