The #1 song on April 2, 1949

Cruising Down the River By Russ Morgan

Other #1 songs on April 2, 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 April 2 birthdays in the 1940s

Daniel Okrent

Born April 02, 1948
Emmylou Harris

Born April 02, 1947
Kurt Winter

Born April 02, 1946
Linda Hunt

Born April 02, 1945
Bill Malinchak

Born April 02, 1944
Larry Coryell

Born April 02, 1943
Leon Russell

Born April 02, 1942