The #1 country song on May 8, 1956

Heartbreak Hotel By Elvis Presley

Other #1 songs on May 8, 1956

#1 Hit Song

Heartbreak Hotel
Elvis Presley

UK #1 Song

No Other Love
Ronnie Hilton

#1 R&B Song

Long Tall Sally
Little Richard

Notable May 8 birthdays in the 1950s

Ronnie Lott

Born May 08, 1959
Brooks Newmark

Born May 08, 1958
Bill Cowher

Born May 08, 1957
Stephen Furst

Born May 08, 1954
Alex Van Halen

Born May 08, 1953
Peter McNab

Born May 08, 1952
Philip Bailey

Born May 08, 1951