The #1 country song on May 24, 1955

In the Jailhouse Now By Webb Pierce

Other #1 songs on May 24, 1955

#1 Hit Song

Cherry Pink (and Apple Blossom White)
Perez Prado

UK #1 Song

Cherry Pink (and Apple Blossom White)
Eddie Calvert

#1 R&B Song

Unchained Melody
Roy Hamilton

Notable May 24 birthdays in the 1950s

Pelle Lindbergh

Born May 24, 1959

Chip Ganassi

Born May 24, 1958

R. B. Bernstein

Born May 24, 1956