The #1 R&B song on May 16, 1951

Black Night By Charles Brown

Other #1 songs on May 16, 1951

#1 Hit Song

How High the Moon
Les Paul and Mary Ford

#1 Country Song

Rhumba Boogie
Hank Snow

Notable May 16 birthdays in the 1950s

Debra Winger
Movie Actress
Born May 16, 1955
Pierce Brosnan
Movie Actor
Born May 16, 1953
Glenn Gregory
Pop Singer
Born May 16, 1958
Bruce Coville
Children's Author
Born May 16, 1950
Cristina Toro
Poet
Born May 16, 1960
Steven Paul
Film Producer
Born May 16, 1959
Dafydd Williams
Astronaut
Born May 16, 1954