The #1 R&B song on August 8, 1969

Mother Popcorn (You Got To Have a Mother For Me) By James Brown

Other #1 songs on August 8, 1969

#1 Hit Song

In the Year 2525 (Exordium and Terminus)
Zager and Evans

UK #1 Song

Honky Tonk Women
The Rolling Stones

#1 Country Song

All I Have to Offer You (Is Me)
Charley Pride

Notable August 8 birthdays in the 1960s

Jack Sprague
Race Car Driver
Born August 08, 1964
Chris Beetem
TV Actor
Born August 08, 1970
Jon Turteltaub
Director
Born August 08, 1963
Veronica Falcón
TV Actress
Born August 08, 1966
Rikki Rockett
Drummer
Born August 08, 1961
Jimmy Jean Louis
TV Actor
Born August 08, 1968
Debashree Roy
Movie Actress
Born August 08, 1962