The #1 country song on January 24, 1959

Billy Bayou By Jim Reeves

Other #1 songs on January 24, 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 24 birthdays in the 1950s

Ade Edmondson
TV Actor
Born January 24, 1957
Gennifer Flowers
Stage Actress
Born January 24, 1950
Erwin Bach
Music Producer
Born January 24, 1956
Yakov Smirnoff
Comedian
Born January 24, 1951
Jools Holland
Pianist
Born January 24, 1958
Raymond Domenech
Soccer Player
Born January 24, 1952
Rick Leventhal
Journalist
Born January 24, 1960
Matthew Wilder
Music Producer
Born January 24, 1953