The #1 country song on May 9, 1949

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

Other #1 songs on May 9, 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 9 birthdays in the 1940s

Calvin Murphy

Born May 09, 1948
Candice Bergen

Born May 09, 1946
John Ashcroft

Born May 09, 1942
James L. Brooks

Born May 09, 1940