The #1 country song on August 19, 1956

I Walk the Line By Johnny Cash

Other #1 songs on August 19, 1956

#1 Hit Song

Don't Be Cruel
Elvis Presley

UK #1 Song

Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Que Sera, Sera)
Doris Day

#1 R&B Song

Honky Tonk (Parts 1 & 2)
Bill Doggett

Notable August 19 birthdays in the 1950s

Ron Darling
Baseball Player
Born August 19, 1960
Ned Yost
Baseball Manager
Born August 19, 1955
Hilario Zapata
Boxer
Born August 19, 1958
Jonathan Frakes
TV Actor
Born August 19, 1952
Bill Kroyer
Cartoonist
Born August 19, 1953
Tim Hagans
Trumpet Player
Born August 19, 1954
Randi Oakes
TV Actress
Born August 19, 1951
Mary Doria Russell
Novelist
Born August 19, 1950
Martin Donovan
Movie Actor
Born August 19, 1957