The #1 song on May 8, 1948

Manana (Is Soon Enough For Me) By Peggy Lee

Other #1 songs on May 8, 1948

#1 R&B Song

King Size Papa
Julia Lee and Her Boy Friends

#1 Country Song

I'll Hold You in My Heart (Till I Can Hold You in My Arms)
Eddy Arnold and his Tennessee Plowboys

Notable May 8 birthdays in the 1940s

H. Robert Horvitz

Born May 08, 1947

Keith Jarrett

Born May 08, 1945

Bill Lockyer

Born May 08, 1941

Peter Benchley

Born May 08, 1940