Other #1 songs on August 1, 1948
Across genres and charts

Bouquet of Roses by Eddy Arnold and his Tennessee Plowboys

#1 country song

Bouquet of Roses

Eddy Arnold and his Tennessee Plowboys

I Can't Go on Without You by Bull Moose Jackson and his Buffalo Bearcats

#1 R&B song

I Can't Go on Without You

Bull Moose Jackson and his Buffalo Bearcats

Notable August 1 Birthdays
Born in the 1940s

Henry Silverman

Entrepreneur and Private Equity Investor

Born August 1, 1940

Ron Brown

Politician

Born August 1, 1941

Jerry Garcia

Guitarist and Singer

Born August 1, 1942

Douglas Osheroff

Physicist

Born August 1, 1945

Rick Coonce

Drummer

Born August 1, 1946

Jim Carroll

Author and Musician

Born August 1, 1949

Richard O. Covey

Astronaut

Born August 1, 1946

Ray Nettles

Gridiron Football Player

Born August 1, 1949