The #1 song on March 24, 1949

Cruising Down the River By Russ Morgan

Other #1 songs on March 24, 1949

#1 R&B Song

The Huckle-Buck
Paul Williams and His Hucklebuckers

#1 Country Song

Don't Rob Another Man's Castle
Eddy Arnold, the Tennessee Plowboy, and his Guitar

Notable March 24 birthdays in the 1940s

Dennis Erickson

Born March 24, 1947
Kitty O'Neil

Born March 24, 1946
Robert T. Bakker

Born March 24, 1945
R. Lee Ermey

Born March 24, 1944
Michael Masser

Born March 24, 1941
Bob Mackie

Born March 24, 1940