The #1 country song on August 24, 1953

Rub-A-Dub-Dub By Hank Thompson

Other #1 songs on August 24, 1953

#1 Hit Song

Vaya con Dios (May God Be with You)
Les Paul and Mary Ford

UK #1 Song

I Believe
Frankie Laine

#1 R&B Song

Crying in the Chapel
The Orioles

Notable August 24 birthdays in the 1950s

Holly Hallstrom
Model
Born August 24, 1952

Tim White
Paleontologist
Born August 24, 1950

Dick Lee
Pop Singer
Born August 24, 1956

Chris Offutt
Memoirist
Born August 24, 1958

Takashi Miike
Director
Born August 24, 1960

Stephen Fry
Movie Actor
Born August 24, 1957

Hank Haney
Teacher
Born August 24, 1955

Vincent Paterson
Director
Born August 24, 1959