The #1 R&B song on May 27, 1953

Hound Dog By Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton

Other #1 songs on May 27, 1953

#1 Hit Song

The Song from Moulin Rouge (Where Is Your Heart)
Percy Faith

UK #1 Song

I Believe
Frankie Laine

#1 Country Song

No Help Wanted
The Carlisles

Notable May 27 birthdays in the 1950s

Coney Reyes
TV Actress
Born May 27, 1954

Isabel Lascurain
Movie Actress
Born May 27, 1960

Linnea Quigley
Movie Actress
Born May 27, 1958

John Conteh
Boxer
Born May 27, 1951

Siouxsie Sioux
Rock Singer
Born May 27, 1957

Bud Anderson
Baseball Player
Born May 27, 1956

Dee Dee Bridgewater
Jazz Singer
Born May 27, 1950