The #1 song on July 3, 1949

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

Other #1 songs on July 3, 1949

#1 R&B Song

Trouble Blues
The Charles Brown Trio

#1 Country Song

Lovesick Blues
Hank Williams with his Drifting Cowboys

Notable July 3 birthdays in the 1940s

Paul Barrere

Born July 03, 1948
Dave Barry

Born July 03, 1947
Johnny Lee

Born July 03, 1946
Michael Cole

Born July 03, 1945
Kurtwood Smith

Born July 03, 1943
Gloria Allred

Born July 03, 1941
Lamar Alexander

Born July 03, 1940