The #1 country song on August 21, 1956

I Walk the Line By Johnny Cash

Other #1 songs on August 21, 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 21 birthdays in the 1950s

Steve Case
Entrepreneur
Born August 21, 1958

Peter Edward Clarke
Drummer
Born August 21, 1957

Bernhard Germeshausen
Bobsledder
Born August 21, 1951

Jim McMahon
Football Player
Born August 21, 1959

Steve Smith
Drummer
Born August 21, 1954

Sharon Draper
Novelist
Born August 21, 1952