Other #1 songs on May 8, 1946
Across genres and charts

Guitar Polka by Al Dexter

#1 country song

Guitar Polka

Al Dexter

Hey! Ba-Ba-Re-Bop by Lionel Hampton and his Orchestra

#1 R&B song

Hey! Ba-Ba-Re-Bop

Lionel Hampton and his Orchestra

Notable May 8 Birthdays
Born in the 1940s

Peter Benchley

Author

Born May 8, 1940

Bill Lockyer

Politician

Born May 8, 1941

Keith Jarrett

Pianist and Composer

Born May 8, 1945

H. Robert Horvitz

Biologist

Born May 8, 1947

Irwin Cotler

Politician

Born May 8, 1940

Emilio Delgado

Actor

Born May 8, 1940

Ricky Nelson

Musician and Actor

Born May 8, 1940

Toni Tennille

Singer

Born May 8, 1940

William B. Jordan

Art Historian

Born May 8, 1940

James Traficant

Politician

Born May 8, 1941