Other #1 songs on May 8, 1947
Across genres and charts

#1 R&B song

Texas and Pacific

Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five

#1 song

Heartaches

Ted Weems and His Orchestra with Elmo Tanner

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