Other #1 songs on March 8, 1955
Across genres and charts

#1 country song

In the Jailhouse Now

Webb Pierce

#1 song in the UK

Softly, Softly

Ruby Murray

#1 song

Sincerely

The McGuire Sisters with Chorus and Orchestra directed by Dick Jacobs

Notable March 8 Birthdays
Born in the 1950s

Jim Rice

Baseball Player

Born March 8, 1953

Steve James

Film Producer and Documentary Film Director

Born March 8, 1954

David Malpass

Economist and Official

Born March 8, 1956

Billy Childs

Jazz Pianist, Arranger and Conductor

Born March 8, 1957

Lester Holt

Journalist and News Anchor

Born March 8, 1959

Aidan Quinn

Actor

Born March 8, 1959