Other #1 songs on May 1, 1959
Across genres and charts

#1 country song

White Lightning

George Jones

#1 R&B song

It's Just a Matter of Time

Brook Benton

#1 song

Come Softly to Me

The Fleetwoods

Notable May 1 Birthdays
Born in the 1950s

Sally Mann

Photographer

Born May 1, 1951

Ray Parker Jr.

Musician

Born May 1, 1954

Martin O'Donnell

Video Game Composer

Born May 1, 1955

Joel Rosenberg

American Science Fiction and Fantasy Writer

Born May 1, 1954