The #1 R&B song on August 30, 1956

Honky Tonk (Parts 1 & 2) By Bill Doggett

Other #1 songs on August 30, 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 30 birthdays in the 1950s

Rongguang Yu
Movie Actor
Born August 30, 1958

Gerald Albright
Saxophonist
Born August 30, 1957

Andrés Velasco
Economist
Born August 30, 1960

Ross Clark
Poet
Born August 30, 1953

Jim Paredes
TV Show Host
Born August 30, 1951

Helge Schneider
Comedian
Born August 30, 1955

Antony Gormley
Sculptor
Born August 30, 1950

Douglas Foster
Novelist
Born August 30, 1952