The #1 R&B song on October 1, 1950

Blue Light Boogie (Parts 1 & 2) By Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five

Other #1 songs on October 1, 1950

#1 Hit Song

Goodnight, Irene
Gordon Jenkins and The Weavers

#1 Country Song

I'm Movin' On
Hank Snow

Notable October 1 birthdays in the 1950s

Brian P. Cleary

Born October 01, 1959
Howard Hewett

Born October 01, 1955
Pete Falcone

Born October 01, 1953
Jacques Martin

Born October 01, 1952
Brian Greenway

Born October 01, 1951