The #1 song on May 16, 1949

Riders in the Sky (A Cowboy Legend)

By Vaughn Monroe and his Orchestra

Other #1 songs on May 16, 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 16 Birthdays
Born in the 1940s

Dan Coats

Politician and Diplomat

Cheryl Clarke

Lesbian Writer, Educator and Activist

Roch Thériault

Cult Leader and Murderer