The #1 song on May 31, 1947

Heartaches By Ted Weems

Other #1 songs on May 31, 1947

#1 R&B Song

Old Maid Boogie
Eddie Vinson and His Orchestra

#1 Country Song

New Jolie Blonde (New Pretty Blonde)
Red Foley and the Cumberland Valley Boys

Notable May 31 birthdays in the 1940s

Joe Namath
Football Player
Born May 31, 1943

Gregory Harrison
TV Actor
Born May 31, 1950

Tom Berenger
Movie Actor
Born May 31, 1949

Debbie Moore
Entrepreneur
Born May 31, 1946

Svetlana Alexievich
Journalist
Born May 31, 1948

Louis Ignarro
Pharmacologist
Born May 31, 1941