The #1 song on June 5, 1949

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

Other #1 songs on June 5, 1949

#1 R&B Song

Trouble Blues
The Charles Brown Trio

#1 Country Song

Don't Rob Another Man's Castle
Eddy Arnold, the Tennessee Plowboy, and his Guitar

Notable June 5 birthdays in the 1940s

Laurie Anderson

Born June 05, 1947

John Carlos

Born June 05, 1945

Whitfield Diffie

Born June 05, 1944

Spalding Gray

Born June 05, 1941