The #1 country song on August 24, 1956

I Walk the Line By Johnny Cash

Other #1 songs on August 24, 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 24 birthdays in the 1950s

Eli Pasquale
Basketball Player
Born August 24, 1960

Hank Haney
Teacher
Born August 24, 1955

Orson Scott Card
Novelist
Born August 24, 1951

Steve Guttenberg
Movie Actor
Born August 24, 1958

Sharon Dunn
News Anchor
Born August 24, 1953

Matthew Mason
Inventor
Born August 24, 1952