The #1 R&B song on April 18, 1949

The Huckle-Buck By Paul Williams and His Hucklebuckers

Other #1 songs on April 18, 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 18 birthdays in the 1940s

James Woods

Born April 18, 1947

Bernard Arcand

Born April 18, 1945

Kathy Acker

Born April 18, 1944

Robert Christgau

Born April 18, 1942

Joseph L. Goldstein

Born April 18, 1940