The #1 R&B song on August 17, 1956

Fever By Little Willie John

Other #1 songs on August 17, 1956

#1 Hit Song

Don't Be Cruel
Elvis Presley

UK #1 Song

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

#1 Country Song

I Walk the Line
Johnny Cash

Notable August 17 birthdays in the 1950s

Kathryn Thornton
Astronaut
Born August 17, 1952
Andrea Joyce
Sportscaster
Born August 17, 1954
Alan Minter
Boxer
Born August 17, 1951
Robert Thirsk
Astronaut
Born August 17, 1953
Ron Strykert
Guitarist
Born August 17, 1957
Sean Penn
Movie Actor
Born August 17, 1960