Other #1 songs on December 4, 1949
Across genres and charts

Slipping Around by Margaret Whiting and Jimmy Wakely

#1 country song

Slipping Around

Margaret Whiting and Jimmy Wakely

Saturday Night Fish Fry (Parts I & II) by Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five

#1 R&B song

Saturday Night Fish Fry (Parts I & II)

Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five

Notable December 4 Birthdays
Born in the 1940s

Gary Gilmore

Murderer

Born December 4, 1940

Marty Riessen

Tennis Player

Born December 4, 1941

Bob Mosley

Musician

Born December 4, 1942

Chris Hillman

Musician

Born December 4, 1944

Roberta Bondar

Astronaut

Born December 4, 1945

Jane Lubchenco

Ecologist

Born December 4, 1947

Southside Johnny

Musician

Born December 4, 1948

Anna McGarrigle

Singer-Songwriter

Born December 4, 1944

Dennis Wilson

Musician

Born December 4, 1944