"Cry" was a 1951 song from Johnnie Ray and The Four Lads. The song rose all the way to number one on the Billboard pop charts, remaining in the position for 11 weeks. The song remained on the chart as ...

1951 - No. 1 Billboard Pop Hit: "Cry," Johnnie Ray. By Billboard Staff 1999 – Curtis Mayfield, a pioneer of American soul music who penned some of the most lasting songs of the 1960s and ’70s, dies at ...