The #1 song on July 2, 1949

Riders in the Sky (A Cowboy Legend)

By Vaughn Monroe and his Orchestra

Other #1 songs on July 2, 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 July 2 Birthdays
Born in the 1940s

William Guest

Soul Singer

Larry Lake

Trumpet Player and Composer

Richard Axel

Molecular Biologist

Larry David

Comedian, Writer and Actor

Ron Silver

Actor and Activist