The #1 R&B song on August 19, 1956

Honky Tonk (Parts 1 & 2) By Bill Doggett

Other #1 songs on August 19, 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 19 birthdays in the 1950s

John Deacon
Bassist
Born August 19, 1951

Jennie Bond
TV Show Host
Born August 19, 1950

Ned Yost
Baseball Manager
Born August 19, 1955

Bill Kroyer
Cartoonist
Born August 19, 1953

Eric Eisner
Screenwriter
Born August 19, 1960

Tim Hagans
Trumpet Player
Born August 19, 1954

Li-Young Lee
Poet
Born August 19, 1957

Hilario Zapata
Boxer
Born August 19, 1958