The #1 R&B song on April 8, 1949

The Huckle-Buck By Paul Williams and His Hucklebuckers

Other #1 songs on April 8, 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 8 birthdays in the 1940s

Tom DeLay

Born April 08, 1947
Catfish Hunter

Born April 08, 1946
Michael Bennett

Born April 08, 1943
Douglas Trumbull

Born April 08, 1942
John Havlicek

Born April 08, 1940