The #1 song on May 20, 1949

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

Other #1 songs on May 20, 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 20 birthdays in the 1940s

Cher

Born May 20, 1946

Raymond Chrétien

Born May 20, 1942

John Strasberg

Born May 20, 1941

Shorty Long

Born May 20, 1940