The #1 country song on September 8, 1949

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

Other #1 songs on September 8, 1949

#1 Hit Song

You're Breaking My Heart
Vic Damone

#1 R&B Song

Roomin' House Boogie
Amos Milburn

Notable September 8 birthdays in the 1940s

Ann Beattie

Born September 08, 1947
L. C. Greenwood

Born September 08, 1946
Lem Barney

Born September 08, 1945
Adelaide C. Eckardt

Born September 08, 1943
Brian Cole

Born September 08, 1942
Bernie Sanders

Born September 08, 1941