The #1 country song on May 31, 1945

Shame on You By Spade Cooley

Other #1 songs on May 31, 1945

#1 Hit Song

Sentimental Journey
Les Brown

#1 R&B Song

Caldonia
Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five

Notable May 31 birthdays in the 1940s

Gregory Harrison
TV Actor
Born May 31, 1950
Louis Ignarro
Pharmacologist
Born May 31, 1941
Krishna Das
World Music Singer
Born May 31, 1947
Debbie Moore
Entrepreneur
Born May 31, 1946
Svetlana Alexievich
Journalist
Born May 31, 1948
Jonis Agee
Screenwriter
Born May 31, 1943