The #1 song on May 1, 1949

Cruising Down the River By Russ Morgan

Other #1 songs on May 1, 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 May 1 birthdays in the 1940s

Patricia Hill Collins

Born May 01, 1948

Rita Coolidge

Born May 01, 1945