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

Trouble Blues By The Charles Brown Trio

Other #1 songs on June 16, 1949

#1 Hit Song

(Ghost) Riders in the Sky: A Cowboy Legend
Vaughn Monroe

#1 Country Song

One Kiss Too Many
Eddy Arnold, the Tennessee Plowboy, and his Guitar

Notable June 16 birthdays in the 1940s

Ron LeFlore

Born June 16, 1948
Al Cowlings

Born June 16, 1947
Rick Adelman

Born June 16, 1946
Claire Alexander

Born June 16, 1945
Eddie Levert

Born June 16, 1942