The #1 R&B song on May 11, 1949

The Huckle-Buck By Paul Williams and His Hucklebuckers

Other #1 songs on May 11, 1949

#1 Hit Song

(Ghost) Riders in the Sky: A Cowboy Legend
Vaughn Monroe

#1 Country Song

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

Notable May 11 birthdays in the 1940s

Butch Trucks

Born May 11, 1947
Nancy Greene

Born May 11, 1943