The #1 song on May 7, 1949

Cruising Down the River

By Russ Morgan and His Orchestra with the Skylarks

Other #1 songs on May 7, 1949
Across genres and charts

#1 country song

Lovesick Blues

Hank Williams with his Drifting Cowboys

#1 R&B song

The Huckle-Buck

Paul Williams and his Hucklebuckers

Notable May 7 Birthdays
Born in the 1940s

Terry Allen

Singer-Songwriter

Robin Strasser

Actress

Thelma Houston

Singer

Marv Hubbard

Football Player

Bill Kreutzmann

Drummer