The #1 song on April 15, 1949

Cruising Down the River By Russ Morgan

Other #1 songs on April 15, 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 15 birthdays in the 1940s

Michael Kamen

Born April 15, 1948
Linda Bloodworth-Thomason

Born April 15, 1947
Pete Rouse

Born April 15, 1946
Robert Lefkowitz

Born April 15, 1943
Francis X. DiLorenzo

Born April 15, 1942
Howard Berman

Born April 15, 1941
Willie Davis

Born April 15, 1940