The #1 country song on May 12, 1949

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

Other #1 songs on May 12, 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 12 birthdays in the 1940s

Michael Ignatieff

Born May 12, 1947
Daniel Libeskind

Born May 12, 1946
Norman Whitfield

Born May 12, 1940