The #1 country song on July 26, 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 26, 1949

#1 Hit Song

Some Enchanted Evening
Perry Como

#1 R&B Song

Trouble Blues
The Charles Brown Trio

Notable July 26 birthdays in the 1940s

Betty Davis

Born July 26, 1944
Peter Hyams

Born July 26, 1943
Darlene Love

Born July 26, 1941
Dobie Gray

Born July 26, 1940