The #1 R&B song on May 16, 1949

The Huckle-Buck By Paul Williams and His Hucklebuckers

Other #1 songs on May 16, 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 16 birthdays in the 1940s

Cheryl Clarke

Born May 16, 1947

Billy Cobham

Born May 16, 1944

Dan Coats

Born May 16, 1943