Other #1 songs on May 5, 1959
Across genres and charts

#1 country song

White Lightning

George Jones

#1 R&B song

Kansas City

Wilbert Harrison

#1 song

The Happy Organ

Dave "Baby" Cortez

Notable May 5 Birthdays
Born in the 1950s

Jon Butcher

Rock Musician

Born May 5, 1955

Steve Scott

Track Athlete

Born May 5, 1956

Bobby Ellsworth

Singer

Born May 5, 1959

Brian Williams

Journalist and Television News Anchor

Born May 5, 1959