The #1 country song on July 12, 1958

Guess Things Happen That Way By Johnny Cash

Other #1 songs on July 12, 1958

#1 Hit Song

The Purple People Eater
Sheb Wooley

UK #1 Song

All I Have to Do Is Dream / Claudette
The Everly Brothers

#1 R&B Song

Yakety Yak
The Coasters

Notable July 12 birthdays in the 1950s

Leonid Afremov
Painter
Born July 12, 1955

Eric Adams
Metal Singer
Born July 12, 1954

Louis Marullo
Metal Singer
Born July 12, 1952

Tupou Vi
King
Born July 12, 1959

Claudia Alencar
TV Actress
Born July 12, 1950

Joan Bauer
Young Adult Author
Born July 12, 1951

Julie Miller
Country Singer
Born July 12, 1956

Sully Diaz
TV Actress
Born July 12, 1960