The #1 R&B song on May 1, 1948

King Size Papa By Julia Lee and Her Boy Friends

Other #1 songs on May 1, 1948

#1 Hit Song

Manana (Is Soon Enough For Me)
Peggy Lee

#1 Country Song

I'll Hold You in My Heart (Till I Can Hold You in My Arms)
Eddy Arnold and his Tennessee Plowboys

Notable May 1 birthdays in the 1940s

Dann Florek
TV Actor
Born May 01, 1950

Rita Coolidge
Pop Singer
Born May 01, 1945

Joanna Lumley
TV Actress
Born May 01, 1946

Charlie Aitken
Soccer Player
Born May 01, 1942