The #1 country song on July 12, 1949

Lovesick Blues By Hank Williams with his Drifting Cowboys

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

Ben Burtt

Born July 12, 1948

Carl Lundgren

Born July 12, 1947

Butch Hancock

Born July 12, 1945

Delia Ephron

Born July 12, 1944

Paul Silas

Born July 12, 1943

Swamp Dogg

Born July 12, 1942

Benny Parsons

Born July 12, 1941