The #1 song on July 12, 1949

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

Other #1 songs on July 12, 1949

#1 R&B Song

Trouble Blues
The Charles Brown Trio

#1 Country Song

Lovesick Blues
Hank Williams with his Drifting Cowboys

Notable July 12 birthdays in the 1940s

Ben Burtt

Born July 12, 1948
Carl Lundgren

Born July 12, 1947
Butch Hancock

Born July 12, 1945
Delia Ephron

Born July 12, 1944
Paul Silas

Born July 12, 1943
Swamp Dogg

Born July 12, 1942
Benny Parsons

Born July 12, 1941