The #1 R&B song on May 22, 1949

The Huckle-Buck By Paul Williams and His Hucklebuckers

Other #1 songs on May 22, 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 22 birthdays in the 1940s

Tommy John

Born May 22, 1943
Roger Brown

Born May 22, 1942
Kieth Merrill

Born May 22, 1940