The #1 R&B song on May 1, 1955

My Babe By Little Walter

Other #1 songs on May 1, 1955

#1 Hit Song

Cherry Pink (and Apple Blossom White)
Perez Prado

UK #1 Song

Cherry Pink (and Apple Blossom White)
Perez Prez Pradoand his Orchestra

#1 Country Song

In the Jailhouse Now
Webb Pierce

Notable May 1 birthdays in the 1950s

Ray Parker Jr.

Born May 01, 1954

Sally Mann

Born May 01, 1951