The #1 song on May 24, 1947

Heartaches By Ted Weems

Other #1 songs on May 24, 1947

#1 R&B Song

Old Maid Boogie
Eddie Vinson and His Orchestra

#1 Country Song

What Is Life Without Love
Eddy Arnold and his Tennessee Plowboys

Notable May 24 birthdays in the 1940s

Terry Callier

Born May 24, 1945
Patti LaBelle

Born May 24, 1944
Gary Burghoff

Born May 24, 1943
Bob Dylan

Born May 24, 1941
Joseph Brodsky

Born May 24, 1940