The #1 R&B song on October 8, 1959
By Phil Phillips
Other #1 songs on October 8, 1959Across genres and charts
#1 country song
The Three Bells
The Browns
#1 song in the UK
Only Sixteen
Craig Douglas
#1 song
Mack the Knife
Bobby Darin
Notable October 8 BirthdaysBorn in the 1950s
Robert "Kool" Bell
Musician, Founding Member of Kool & the Gang
Born October 8, 1950
Jack O'Connell
Politician
Born October 8, 1951
Edward Zwick
Filmmaker and Producer
Born October 8, 1952
Michael Dudikoff
Actor
Born October 8, 1954
Bill Elliott
Racing Driver and Team Owner
Born October 8, 1955
Jeff Lahti
Baseball Player
Born October 8, 1956
Bret Lott
Novelist
Born October 8, 1958
Mike Morgan
Born October 8, 1959
Shannon C. Stimson
Philosopher, Historian, and Theorist