The #1 R&B song on April 1, 1949

The Huckle-Buck By Paul Williams and His Hucklebuckers

Other #1 songs on April 1, 1949

#1 Hit Song

Cruising Down the River
Russ Morgan

#1 Country Song

Don't Rob Another Man's Castle
Eddy Arnold, the Tennessee Plowboy, and his Guitar

Notable April 1 birthdays in the 1940s

Samuel R. Delany

Born April 01, 1942