The #1 song on April 23, 1949

Cruising Down the River By Russ Morgan

Other #1 songs on April 23, 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 23 birthdays in the 1940s

Serge Thériault

Born April 23, 1948
Blair Brown

Born April 23, 1946
Gail Goodrich

Born April 23, 1943
Sandra Dee

Born April 23, 1942
Michael Lynne

Born April 23, 1941
Michael Copps

Born April 23, 1940