The #1 country song on May 23, 1950

Long Gone Lonesome Blues By Hank Williams

Other #1 songs on May 23, 1950

#1 Hit Song

The Third Man Theme
Guy Lombardo

#1 R&B Song

Mistrusting Blues
Little Esther with Mel Walker and the Johnny Otis Orchestra

Notable May 23 birthdays in the 1950s

Mitch Albom

Born May 23, 1958

Buck Showalter

Born May 23, 1956

Marvelous Marvin Hagler

Born May 23, 1954