The #1 song on May 21, 1949

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

Other #1 songs on May 21, 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 21 birthdays in the 1940s

Bill Champlin

Born May 21, 1947
Allan McKeown

Born May 21, 1946
Richard Hatch

Born May 21, 1945
Marcie Blane

Born May 21, 1944
Danny Ongais

Born May 21, 1942
Bobby Cox

Born May 21, 1941