Other #1 songs on May 8, 1944
Across genres and charts

#1 R&B song

Straighten Up and Fly Right

King Cole Trio

#1 song

I Love You

Bing Crosby with John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra

Notable May 8 Birthdays
Born in the 1940s

Peter Benchley

Author

Born May 8, 1940

Bill Lockyer

Politician

Born May 8, 1941

Keith Jarrett

Pianist and Composer

Born May 8, 1945

H. Robert Horvitz

Biologist

Born May 8, 1947

Irwin Cotler

Politician

Born May 8, 1940

Emilio Delgado

Actor

Born May 8, 1940

Ricky Nelson

Musician and Actor

Born May 8, 1940

Toni Tennille

Singer

Born May 8, 1940

William B. Jordan

Art Historian

Born May 8, 1940