The #1 song on March 27, 1949

Cruising Down the River By Russ Morgan

Other #1 songs on March 27, 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 27 birthdays in the 1940s

Walt Mossberg

Born March 27, 1947

Jesse Brown

Born March 27, 1944

Mike Curtis

Born March 27, 1943

Austin Pendleton

Born March 27, 1940