The #1 R&B song on May 22, 1951

Black Night By Charles Brown

Other #1 songs on May 22, 1951

#1 Hit Song

How High the Moon
Les Paul and Mary Ford

#1 Country Song

Kentucky Waltz
Eddy Arnold

Notable May 22 birthdays in the 1950s

Jimmy Lyon
Guitarist
Born May 22, 1955

Thomas Schlamme
Director
Born May 22, 1950

Gary Sweet
Movie Actor
Born May 22, 1957

Denise Welch
Soap Opera Actress
Born May 22, 1958

Jimmy Riley
Reggae Singer
Born May 22, 1954

Tosca Reno
Non-Fiction Author
Born May 22, 1959