The #1 song on April 18, 1949

Cruising Down the River By Russ Morgan

Other #1 songs on April 18, 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 18 birthdays in the 1940s

James Woods

Born April 18, 1947
Bernard Arcand

Born April 18, 1945
Kathy Acker

Born April 18, 1944
Robert Christgau

Born April 18, 1942
Joseph L. Goldstein

Born April 18, 1940