The #1 song on May 24, 1951

How High the Moon By Les Paul and Mary Ford

Other #1 songs on May 24, 1951

#1 R&B Song

Black Night
Charles Brown

#1 Country Song

Kentucky Waltz
Eddy Arnold

Notable May 24 birthdays in the 1950s

Michael De Mesa
TV Actor
Born May 24, 1960

Larry Blackmon
Funk Singer
Born May 24, 1952

Paul Gigot
Journalist
Born May 24, 1955

Sue Thomas
Memoirist
Born May 24, 1950

John JB Wilson
Journalist
Born May 24, 1954