The #1 R&B song on May 24, 1949

The Huckle-Buck By Paul Williams and His Hucklebuckers

Other #1 songs on May 24, 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 24 birthdays in the 1940s

Albert Bouchard

Born May 24, 1947

Terry Callier

Born May 24, 1945

Patti LaBelle

Born May 24, 1944

Gary Burghoff

Born May 24, 1943

Bob Dylan

Born May 24, 1941

Joseph Brodsky

Born May 24, 1940