The #1 song on June 26, 1949

Riders in the Sky (A Cowboy Legend)

By Vaughn Monroe and his Orchestra

Other #1 songs on June 26, 1949
Across genres and charts

#1 country song

Lovesick Blues

Hank Williams with his Drifting Cowboys

#1 R&B song

Trouble Blues

Charles Brown Trio

Notable June 26 Birthdays
Born in the 1940s

Yves Beauchemin

Writer

J. J. Dillon

Professional Wrestler and Manager

Warren Farrell

Author, Spokesperson, and Political Candidate

Issa al-Haadi al-Mahdi (Dwight York)

Criminal and New Religious Movement Leader

Candace Pert

Neuroscientist