The #1 R&B song on August 24, 1956

Honky Tonk (Parts 1 & 2) By Bill Doggett

Other #1 songs on August 24, 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 24 birthdays in the 1950s

Chris Offutt
Memoirist
Born August 24, 1958

Tim White
Paleontologist
Born August 24, 1950

Franz Viehbock
Astronaut
Born August 24, 1960

Orson Scott Card
Novelist
Born August 24, 1951

Mike Shanahan
Football Coach
Born August 24, 1952

Ron Holloway
Saxophonist
Born August 24, 1953

Stephen Fry
Movie Actor
Born August 24, 1957