The #1 song on May 1, 1947

Heartaches By Ted Weems

Other #1 songs on May 1, 1947

#1 R&B Song

Texas and Pacific
Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five

#1 Country Song

So Round, So Firm, So Fully Packed
Merle Travis

Notable May 1 birthdays in the 1940s

John Diehl
TV Actor
Born May 01, 1950
John Woo
Director
Born May 01, 1946
Stephen Macht
Soap Opera Actor
Born May 01, 1942
Kim Soon-kwon
Environmentalist
Born May 01, 1945