The #1 song on April 12, 1949

Cruising Down the River By Russ Morgan

Other #1 songs on April 12, 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 12 birthdays in the 1940s

Tom Clancy

Born April 12, 1947
John Dunsworth

Born April 12, 1946
John Kay

Born April 12, 1944
Woodie Fryman

Born April 12, 1940