The #1 R&B song on May 23, 1949

The Huckle-Buck By Paul Williams and His Hucklebuckers

Other #1 songs on May 23, 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 23 birthdays in the 1940s

Jane Kenyon

Born May 23, 1947
Zalman King

Born May 23, 1941