The #1 R&B song on October 23, 1959
By The Coasters
Other #1 songs on October 23, 1959Across genres and charts
#1 country song
The Three Bells
The Browns
#1 song in the UK
Mack the Knife
Bobby Darin
#1 song
Notable October 23 BirthdaysBorn in the 1950s
David Wills
Country Music Singer-Songwriter
Born October 23, 1951
Ken Tipton
Actor
Born October 23, 1952
Darrell Pace
Archer
Born October 23, 1956
Martin Luther King III
Civil Rights Activist
Born October 23, 1957
Michael Eric Dyson
Academic and Ordained Minister
Born October 23, 1958
"Weird Al" Yankovic
Comedy Musician
Born October 23, 1959
Dianne Reeves
Jazz Singer
Dwight Yoakam
Country Singer
Sam Raimi
Filmmaker