The #1 R&B song on May 12, 1949

The Huckle-Buck By Paul Williams and His Hucklebuckers

Other #1 songs on May 12, 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 12 birthdays in the 1940s

Michael Ignatieff

Born May 12, 1947

Daniel Libeskind

Born May 12, 1946

Norman Whitfield

Born May 12, 1940