The #1 R&B song on August 29, 1956

Honky Tonk (Parts 1 & 2) By Bill Doggett

Other #1 songs on August 29, 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 29 birthdays in the 1950s

Thomas Marshburn
Astronaut
Born August 29, 1960
Lenny Henry
Comedian
Born August 29, 1958
Enzo Nini
Saxophonist
Born August 29, 1954
Ian Mosey
Golfer
Born August 29, 1951
Frank Henenlotter
Director
Born August 29, 1950
Ben Harney
Stage Actor
Born August 29, 1952
Peter Thomas Roth
Entrepreneur
Born August 29, 1957
Eddi Reader
Pop Singer
Born August 29, 1959