The #1 song on April 24, 1949

Cruising Down the River By Russ Morgan

Other #1 songs on April 24, 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 24 birthdays in the 1940s

Paul Cellucci

Born April 24, 1948
Claude Dubois

Born April 24, 1947
Doug Christie

Born April 24, 1946
Doug Clifford

Born April 24, 1945
Tony Visconti

Born April 24, 1944
Richard Sterban

Born April 24, 1943
Richard M. Daley

Born April 24, 1942
Richard Holbrooke

Born April 24, 1941