The #1 song on May 26, 1949

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

Other #1 songs on May 26, 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 26 birthdays in the 1940s

Stevie Nicks

Born May 26, 1948

Carol O'Connell

Born May 26, 1947

Garry Peterson

Born May 26, 1945

Phil Edmonston

Born May 26, 1944

Monique Gagnon-Tremblay

Born May 26, 1940