The #1 song on May 19, 1949

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

Other #1 songs on May 19, 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 19 birthdays in the 1940s

Grace Jones

Born May 19, 1948
André the Giant

Born May 19, 1946
Peter Mayhew

Born May 19, 1944
Shirrel Rhoades

Born May 19, 1943
Gary Kildall

Born May 19, 1942
Nora Ephron

Born May 19, 1941
Mickey Newbury

Born May 19, 1940