The #1 country song on October 8, 1950
By Hank Snow
Other #1 songs on October 8, 1950Across genres and charts
#1 R&B song
Blue Light Boogie (Parts 1 & 2)
Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five
#1 song
Goodnight Irene
Gordon Jenkins and His Orchestra and The Weavers
Notable October 8 BirthdaysBorn in the 1950s
Robert "Kool" Bell
Musician, Founding Member of Kool & the Gang
Born October 8, 1950
Jack O'Connell
Politician
Born October 8, 1951
Edward Zwick
Filmmaker and Producer
Born October 8, 1952
Michael Dudikoff
Actor
Born October 8, 1954
Bill Elliott
Racing Driver and Team Owner
Born October 8, 1955
Jeff Lahti
Baseball Player
Born October 8, 1956
Bret Lott
Novelist
Born October 8, 1958
Mike Morgan
Born October 8, 1959
Shannon C. Stimson
Philosopher, Historian, and Theorist