The #1 country song on May 2, 1948

I'll Hold You in My Heart (Till I Can Hold You in My Arms) By Eddy Arnold and his Tennessee Plowboys

Other #1 songs on May 2, 1948

#1 Hit Song

Manana (Is Soon Enough For Me)
Peggy Lee

#1 R&B Song

King Size Papa
Julia Lee and Her Boy Friends

Notable May 2 birthdays in the 1940s

Alan Titchmarsh
Novelist
Born May 02, 1949
Bob Henrit
Drummer
Born May 02, 1944
Jacques Rogge
Entrepreneur
Born May 02, 1942
Randy Colley
Wrestler
Born May 02, 1950
David Suchet
Movie Actor
Born May 02, 1946
Mustafa Nadarevic
TV Actor
Born May 02, 1943
James Dyson
Entrepreneur
Born May 02, 1947