The #1 song on May 1, 1948

Manana (Is Soon Enough For Me) By Peggy Lee

Other #1 songs on May 1, 1948

#1 R&B Song

King Size Papa
Julia Lee and Her Boy Friends

#1 Country Song

I'll Hold You in My Heart (Till I Can Hold You in My Arms)
Eddy Arnold and his Tennessee Plowboys

Notable May 1 birthdays in the 1940s

John Woo
Director
Born May 01, 1946

Rita Coolidge
Pop Singer
Born May 01, 1945

John Diehl
TV Actor
Born May 01, 1950

Stephen Macht
Soap Opera Actor
Born May 01, 1942