The #1 R&B song on May 8, 1951

Black Night By Charles Brown

Other #1 songs on May 8, 1951

#1 Hit Song

How High the Moon
Les Paul and Mary Ford

#1 Country Song

Rhumba Boogie
Hank Snow

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
Jeff Wincott

Born May 08, 1956
Stephen Furst

Born May 08, 1954
Alex Van Halen

Born May 08, 1953
Peter McNab

Born May 08, 1952