The #1 song on May 21, 1949

Riders in the Sky (A Cowboy Legend)

By Vaughn Monroe and his Orchestra

Other #1 songs on May 21, 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 21 Birthdays
Born in the 1940s

Bobby Cox

Baseball Player and Manager

Danny Ongais

Racing Driver

Marcie Blane

Singer

Richard Hatch

Actor

Bill Champlin

Musician

Ronald Isley

Singer and Songwriter

Janet Dailey

Writer

Linda Laubenstein

Medical Researcher