The #1 R&B song on August 8, 1956

Rip It Up By Little Richard

Other #1 songs on August 8, 1956

#1 Hit Song

Heaven on Earth
The Platters

UK #1 Song

Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Que Sera, Sera)
Doris Day

#1 Country Song

I Want You, I Need You, I Love You
Elvis Presley

Notable August 8 birthdays in the 1950s

Sarah Dunant
Novelist
Born August 08, 1950

Deborah Norville
News Anchor
Born August 08, 1958

Nigel Mansell
Race Car Driver
Born August 08, 1953

Dimitrije Buzarovski
Composer
Born August 08, 1952

Debra L Lee
Entrepreneur
Born August 08, 1955

Louis van Gaal
Soccer Coach
Born August 08, 1951