The #1 song on May 3, 1949

Cruising Down the River By Russ Morgan

Other #1 songs on May 3, 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 3 birthdays in the 1940s

Denis Cosgrove

Born May 03, 1948
Doug Henning

Born May 03, 1947
Norm Chow

Born May 03, 1946
Davey Lopes

Born May 03, 1945
Jim Risch

Born May 03, 1943
Butch Otter

Born May 03, 1942
David Koch

Born May 03, 1940