The #1 country song on August 27, 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 27, 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 27 birthdays in the 1940s

John Mehler

Born August 27, 1948
Barbara Bach

Born August 27, 1947
Douglas R. Campbell

Born August 27, 1945
G. W. Bailey

Born August 27, 1944
Chuck Girard

Born August 27, 1943
Daryl Dragon

Born August 27, 1942