The #1 R&B song on May 12, 1955

My Babe By Little Walter

Other #1 songs on May 12, 1955

#1 Hit Song

Cherry Pink (and Apple Blossom White)
Perez Prado

UK #1 Song

Stranger in Paradise
Tony Bennett

#1 Country Song

In the Jailhouse Now
Webb Pierce

Notable May 12 birthdays in the 1950s

Ving Rhames

Born May 12, 1959
Lou Whitaker

Born May 12, 1957
George Karl

Born May 12, 1951
Bruce Boxleitner

Born May 12, 1950