The #1 song on April 27, 1949

Cruising Down the River By Russ Morgan

Other #1 songs on April 27, 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 27 birthdays in the 1940s

Kate Pierson

Born April 27, 1948
G. K. Butterfield

Born April 27, 1947
August Wilson

Born April 27, 1945
Cuba Gooding Sr.

Born April 27, 1944
Ruth Glick

Born April 27, 1942
Lee Roy Jordan

Born April 27, 1941