The #1 country song on May 1, 1955

In the Jailhouse Now By Webb Pierce

Other #1 songs on May 1, 1955

#1 Hit Song

Cherry Pink (and Apple Blossom White)
Perez Prado

UK #1 Song

Cherry Pink (and Apple Blossom White)
Perez Prez Pradoand his Orchestra

#1 R&B Song

My Babe
Little Walter

Notable May 1 birthdays in the 1950s

Ray Parker Jr.

Born May 01, 1954

Sally Mann

Born May 01, 1951