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

The Huckle-Buck By Paul Williams and His Hucklebuckers

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

Joe Bonsall

Born May 18, 1948
Gail Strickland

Born May 18, 1947
Reggie Jackson

Born May 18, 1946
Gino Brito

Born May 18, 1941