The #1 song on July 2, 1949

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

Other #1 songs on July 2, 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 2 birthdays in the 1940s

Larry David

Born July 02, 1947

Richard Axel

Born July 02, 1946

Larry Lake

Born July 02, 1943

William Guest

Born July 02, 1941