The #1 country song on July 2, 1949

One Kiss Too Many By Eddy Arnold, the Tennessee Plowboy, and his Guitar

Other #1 songs on July 2, 1949

#1 Hit Song

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

#1 R&B Song

Trouble Blues
The Charles Brown Trio

Notable July 2 birthdays in the 1940s

Larry David

Born July 02, 1947
Richard Axel

Born July 02, 1946
Larry Lake

Born July 02, 1943
William Guest

Born July 02, 1941