The #1 song on May 16, 1948

Nature Boy By King Cole

Other #1 songs on May 16, 1948

#1 R&B Song

Tomorrow Night
Lonnie Johnson

#1 Country Song

Anytime
Eddy Arnold and his Tennessee Plowboys

Notable May 16 birthdays in the 1940s

Rick Reuschel

Born May 16, 1949
Cheryl Clarke

Born May 16, 1947
Billy Cobham

Born May 16, 1944
Dan Coats

Born May 16, 1943