The #1 song on July 1, 1949

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

Other #1 songs on July 1, 1949

#1 R&B Song

Trouble Blues
The Charles Brown Trio

#1 Country Song

One Kiss Too Many
Eddy Arnold, the Tennessee Plowboy, and his Guitar

Notable July 1 birthdays in the 1940s

John Ford

Born July 01, 1948
Mike Burstyn

Born July 01, 1945
Philip Brunelle

Born July 01, 1943
Geneviève Bujold

Born July 01, 1942
Rod Gilbert

Born July 01, 1941