The #1 song on May 13, 1949

(Ghost) Riders in the Sky: A Cowboy Legend By Vaughn Monroe

Other #1 songs on May 13, 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 13 birthdays in the 1940s

Marv Wolfman

Born May 13, 1946
Lou Marini

Born May 13, 1945
Armistead Maupin

Born May 13, 1944
Mary Wells

Born May 13, 1943
Jody Conradt

Born May 13, 1941