Other #1 songs on October 4, 1953
Across genres and charts

A Dear John Letter by Jean Shepard and Ferlin Husky

#1 country song

A Dear John Letter

Jean Shepard and Ferlin Husky

Shake a Hand by Faye Adams

#1 R&B song

Shake a Hand

Faye Adams

Look at That Girl by Guy Mitchell

#1 song in the UK

Look at That Girl

Guy Mitchell

Notable October 4 Birthdays
Born in the 1950s

Alan Rosenberg

Actor

Born October 4, 1950

Truck Robinson

Basketball Player

Born October 4, 1951

Anita DeFrantz

Rower

Born October 4, 1952

Charlie Leibrandt

Baseball Player

Born October 4, 1956

Bill Fagerbakke

Actor

Born October 4, 1957

Barbara Kooyman

Singer-Songwriter

Born October 4, 1958

Jody Stephens

Drummer

Born October 4, 1952

Sherri Turner

Professional Golfer

Born October 4, 1956

Russell Simmons

Entrepreneur and Record Executive

Born October 4, 1957

Wendy Makkena

Actress

Born October 4, 1958