Other #1 songs on May 6, 1953
Across genres and charts

#1 R&B song

Hound Dog

Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton

#1 song in the UK

I Believe

Frankie Laine

#1 song

The Doggie in the Window

Patti Page with Orchestra Conducted by Jack Rael

Notable May 6 Birthdays
Born in the 1950s

Jeffery Deaver

Mystery and Crime Writer

Born May 6, 1950

Tom Bergeron

Television Personality

Born May 6, 1955