The #1 R&B song on May 3, 1948

King Size Papa By Julia Lee and Her Boy Friends

Other #1 songs on May 3, 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 3 birthdays in the 1940s

Greg Gumbel
Sportscaster
Born May 03, 1946
Davey Lopes
Baseball Player
Born May 03, 1945
Junior Murvin
Guitarist
Born May 03, 1947
Ron Canada
TV Actor
Born May 03, 1949
Dag Arnesen
Pianist
Born May 03, 1950