The #1 R&B song on December 6, 1962

Release Me

By Esther Phillips ("Little Esther")

Other #1 songs on December 6, 1962
Across genres and charts

#1 country song

Mama Sang a Song

Bill Anderson

#1 song in the UK

Lovesick Blues

Frank Ifield

#1 song

Big Girls Don't Cry

The Four Seasons

Notable December 6 Birthdays
Born in the 1960s

Jonathan Melvoin

Musician

Judd Apatow

Filmmaker

Torri Higginson

Actress

Helen Greiner

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