The #1 R&B song on April 8, 1950
By Johnny Otis Quintette, The Robins , and Little Esther
Other #1 songs on April 8, 1950Across genres and charts
#1 country song
Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy
Red Foley
#1 song
Music! Music! Music!
Teresa Brewer with the Dixieland All Stars ( Jack Pleis , Ernie Caceres , Max Kaminsky , Cutty Cutshall , George Wettling , Eddie Safranski , and Danny Perri)
Notable April 8 BirthdaysBorn in the 1950s
Mel Schacher
Bassist
Born April 8, 1951
Gary Carter
Baseball Player, Coach, and Sportscaster
Born April 8, 1954
Ron Johnson
Politician
Born April 8, 1955
Tom Petranoff
Javelin Thrower
Born April 8, 1958
Phil Schaap
Jazz Disc Jockey
G.V. Loganathan
Professor
Barbara Kingsolver
Author, Poet, and Essayist
David Wu