The #1 song on May 1, 1947

Heartaches By Ted Weems

Other #1 songs on May 1, 1947

#1 R&B Song

Texas and Pacific
Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five

#1 Country Song

So Round, So Firm, So Fully Packed
Merle Travis

Notable May 1 birthdays in the 1940s

Patricia Hill Collins

Born May 01, 1948

Rita Coolidge

Born May 01, 1945