The #1 song on October 24, 1949

That Lucky Old Sun

By Frankie Laine with Judd Conlon 's Rhythmaires, Harry Geller and His Orchestra, and Carl Fischer

Other #1 songs on October 24, 1949
Across genres and charts

#1 country song

Slipping Around

Margaret Whiting and Jimmy Wakely

#1 R&B song

Saturday Night Fish Fry (Parts I & II)

Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five

Notable October 24 Birthdays
Born in the 1940s

William H. Dobelle

Medical Researcher

Maggie Blye

Actress

Bettye Swann

Singer-Songwriter

Gérald Larose

Activist

Jerry Edmonton

Drummer

Kevin Kline

Actor

Kweisi Mfume

Politician

Merle Woo

Poet