The #1 song on May 27, 1949

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

Other #1 songs on May 27, 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 27 birthdays in the 1940s

Morning Glory Zell-Ravenheart

Born May 27, 1948
Peter DeFazio

Born May 27, 1947
Bruce Cockburn

Born May 27, 1945
Christopher Dodd

Born May 27, 1944
Bruce Weitz

Born May 27, 1943
Lee Baca

Born May 27, 1942