The #1 country song on August 22, 1949

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

Other #1 songs on August 22, 1949

#1 Hit Song

Some Enchanted Evening
Perry Como

#1 R&B Song

Ain't Nobody's Business (Parts 1 & 2)
Jimmy Witherspoon

Notable August 22 birthdays in the 1940s

David Marks

Born August 22, 1948
Cindy Williams

Born August 22, 1947
David Chase

Born August 22, 1945
Bill Parcells

Born August 22, 1941