The #1 country song on June 17, 1956

Heartbreak Hotel By Elvis Presley

Other #1 songs on June 17, 1956

#1 Hit Song

The Wayward Wind
Gogi Grant

UK #1 Song

I'll Be Home
Pat Boone

#1 R&B Song

I'm in Love Again
Fats Domino

Notable June 17 birthdays in the 1950s

Kerry Greenwood
Novelist
Born June 17, 1954
Mike Milbury
Sportscaster
Born June 17, 1952
Joe Charboneau
Baseball Player
Born June 17, 1955
Walter Riso
Non-Fiction Author
Born June 17, 1951
Dan McVicar
TV Actor
Born June 17, 1958
Lee Tamahori
Director
Born June 17, 1950
Jon Gries
Movie Actor
Born June 17, 1957
Evan Katz
Screenwriter
Born June 17, 1960