The #1 country song on May 8, 1954

Slowly

By Webb Pierce

Other #1 songs on May 8, 1954
Across genres and charts

#1 R&B song

You'll Never Walk Alone

Roy Hamilton

#1 song in the UK

Secret Love

Doris Day

#1 song

Wanted

Perry Como with Hugo Winterhalter's Orchestra and Chorus

Notable May 8 Birthdays
Born in the 1950s

Philip Bailey

Musician

Alex Van Halen

Drummer

Patrick Hanrahan

Computer Graphics Researcher

Jeff Wincott

Actor

Bill Cowher

Football Player, Coach, and Analyst

Ronnie Lott

Football Player

Mike D'Antoni

Basketball Coach and Former Player

Chris Frantz

Musician, Drummer and Record Producer