The #1 country song on July 24, 1949

I'm Throwing Rice (At The Girl That I Love) By Eddy Arnold, the Tennessee Plowboy, and his Guitar

Other #1 songs on July 24, 1949

#1 Hit Song

Some Enchanted Evening
Perry Como

#1 R&B Song

Trouble Blues
The Charles Brown Trio

Notable July 24 birthdays in the 1940s

Marc Racicot

Born July 24, 1948
Gallagher

Born July 24, 1946
Hugh Ross

Born July 24, 1945
David Miner

Born July 24, 1942
Dan Hedaya

Born July 24, 1940