The #1 song on April 5, 1949

Cruising Down the River By Russ Morgan

Other #1 songs on April 5, 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 5 birthdays in the 1940s

Willy Chirino

Born April 05, 1947
Steve Carver

Born April 05, 1945
Peter T. King

Born April 05, 1944
Max Gail

Born April 05, 1943
Michael Moriarty

Born April 05, 1941
Tommy Cash

Born April 05, 1940