The #1 country song on May 21, 1947

What Is Life Without Love By Eddy Arnold and his Tennessee Plowboys

Other #1 songs on May 21, 1947

#1 Hit Song

Heartaches
Ted Weems

#1 R&B Song

Old Maid Boogie
Eddie Vinson and His Orchestra

Notable May 21 birthdays in the 1940s

Carol Potter
TV Actress
Born May 21, 1948
Bobby Cox
Baseball Manager
Born May 21, 1941
Rosalind Plowright
Opera Singer
Born May 21, 1949
Robert Springer
Astronaut
Born May 21, 1942
Hilton Valentine
Guitarist
Born May 21, 1943