The #1 country song on May 9, 1955

In the Jailhouse Now By Webb Pierce

Other #1 songs on May 9, 1955

#1 Hit Song

Cherry Pink (and Apple Blossom White)
Perez Prado

UK #1 Song

Stranger in Paradise
Tony Bennett

#1 R&B Song

My Babe
Little Walter

Notable May 9 birthdays in the 1950s

Wendy Crewson

Born May 09, 1956
Alley Mills

Born May 09, 1951