The #1 song on May 24, 1948

Nature Boy By King Cole

Other #1 songs on May 24, 1948

#1 R&B Song

Tomorrow Night
Lonnie Johnson

#1 Country Song

Anytime
Eddy Arnold and his Tennessee Plowboys

Notable May 24 birthdays in the 1940s

Albert Bouchard

Born May 24, 1947

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