Other #1 songs on October 8, 1956
Across genres and charts

#1 R&B song

Honky Tonk (Parts 1 & 2)

Bill Doggett

#1 song in the UK

Lay Down Your Arms

Anne Shelton

#1 song

Don't Be Cruel

Elvis Presley

Notable October 8 Birthdays
Born in the 1950s

Robert "Kool" Bell

Musician, Founding Member of Kool & the Gang

Born October 8, 1950

Jack O'Connell

Politician

Born October 8, 1951

Edward Zwick

Filmmaker and Producer

Born October 8, 1952

Michael Dudikoff

Actor

Born October 8, 1954

Bill Elliott

Racing Driver and Team Owner

Born October 8, 1955

Jeff Lahti

Baseball Player

Born October 8, 1956

Bret Lott

Novelist

Born October 8, 1958

Mike Morgan

Baseball Player

Born October 8, 1959

Shannon C. Stimson

Philosopher, Historian, and Theorist

Born October 8, 1951