The #1 country song on January 21, 1959

Billy Bayou By Jim Reeves

Other #1 songs on January 21, 1959

#1 Hit Song

Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
The Platters

UK #1 Song

The Day the Rains Came
Jane Morgan

#1 R&B Song

Lonely Teardrops
Jackie Wilson

Notable January 21 birthdays in the 1950s

Geena Davis
Movie Actress
Born January 21, 1956
Mike Krukow
Baseball Player
Born January 21, 1952
Joseph Tanner
Astronaut
Born January 21, 1950
Sidney Lowe
Basketball Coach
Born January 21, 1960
Frank Ticheli
Composer
Born January 21, 1958
Paul Allen
Entrepreneur
Born January 21, 1953
Rosemary Shrager
Chef
Born January 21, 1951
Jeff Koons
Pop Artist
Born January 21, 1955