The #1 country song on May 3, 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 3, 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 3 birthdays in the 1940s

Mary Hopkin
Folk Singer
Born May 03, 1950
Greg Gumbel
Sportscaster
Born May 03, 1946
Ken Hom
Chef
Born May 03, 1949
Davey Lopes
Baseball Player
Born May 03, 1945
Junior Murvin
Guitarist
Born May 03, 1947