The #1 song on May 22, 1949

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

Other #1 songs on May 22, 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 22 birthdays in the 1940s

Tommy John

Born May 22, 1943
Roger Brown

Born May 22, 1942
Kieth Merrill

Born May 22, 1940