The #1 song on May 8, 1959

Come Softly to Me By The Fleetwoods

Other #1 songs on May 8, 1959

UK #1 Song

It Doesn't Matter Anymore
Buddy Holly

#1 R&B Song

It's Just a Matter of Time
Brook Benton

#1 Country Song

White Lightning
George Jones

Notable May 8 birthdays in the 1950s

Brooks Newmark

Born May 08, 1958
Bill Cowher

Born May 08, 1957
Jeff Wincott

Born May 08, 1956
Stephen Furst

Born May 08, 1954
Alex Van Halen

Born May 08, 1953
Peter McNab

Born May 08, 1952
Philip Bailey

Born May 08, 1951