The #1 song on May 21, 1948

Nature Boy By King Cole

Other #1 songs on May 21, 1948

#1 R&B Song

Tomorrow Night
Lonnie Johnson

#1 Country Song

Anytime
Eddy Arnold and his Tennessee Plowboys

Notable May 21 birthdays in the 1940s

Bobby Cox
Baseball Manager
Born May 21, 1941

Bill Champlin
Guitarist
Born May 21, 1947

Rosalind Plowright
Opera Singer
Born May 21, 1949

Robert Springer
Astronaut
Born May 21, 1942

Hilton Valentine
Guitarist
Born May 21, 1943