The #1 country song on July 5, 1948

Bouquet of Roses By Eddy Arnold and his Tennessee Plowboys

Other #1 songs on July 5, 1948

#1 Hit Song

Woody Wood-Pecker
Kay Kyser

#1 R&B Song

Long Gone (Parts I & II)
Sonny Thompson

Notable July 5 birthdays in the 1940s

Pierre-Marc Johnson

Born July 05, 1946
Michael Blake

Born July 05, 1945
Curt Blefary

Born July 05, 1943
Chuck Close

Born July 05, 1940