The #1 country song on May 8, 1949

Don't Rob Another Man's Castle By Eddy Arnold, the Tennessee Plowboy, and his Guitar

Other #1 songs on May 8, 1949

#1 Hit Song

(Ghost) Riders in the Sky: A Cowboy Legend
Vaughn Monroe

#1 R&B Song

The Huckle-Buck
Paul Williams and His Hucklebuckers

Notable May 8 birthdays in the 1940s

H. Robert Horvitz

Born May 08, 1947
Keith Jarrett

Born May 08, 1945
Bill Lockyer

Born May 08, 1941
Peter Benchley

Born May 08, 1940