The #1 R&B song on November 8, 1961

Ya Ya By Lee Dorsey

Other #1 songs on November 8, 1961

#1 Hit Song

Big Bad John
Jimmy Dean

UK #1 Song

Little Sister / (Marie's the Name) His Latest Flame
Elvis Presley

#1 Country Song

Walk On By
Leroy Van Dyke

Notable November 8 birthdays in the 1960s

Keith Jones

Born November 08, 1968
Courtney Thorne-Smith

Born November 08, 1967
Jeff Blauser

Born November 08, 1965