The #1 R&B song on August 24, 1955

Maybellene By Chuck Berry

Other #1 songs on August 24, 1955

#1 Hit Song

Rock Around the Clock
Bill Haley & His Comets

UK #1 Song

Rose Marie
Slim Whitman

#1 Country Song

I Don't Care
Webb Pierce

Notable August 24 birthdays in the 1950s

Sam Torrance
Golfer
Born August 24, 1953

Cal Ripken Jr.
Baseball Player
Born August 24, 1960

Vincent Paterson
Director
Born August 24, 1959

Francesca Zambello
Director
Born August 24, 1956

Matthew Mason
Inventor
Born August 24, 1952

Stephen Fry
Movie Actor
Born August 24, 1957