The #1 R&B song on August 31, 1956

Honky Tonk (Parts 1 & 2) By Bill Doggett

Other #1 songs on August 31, 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 31 birthdays in the 1950s

Gideon Mendel
Photographer
Born August 31, 1959
Brian Dale
Geneticist
Born August 31, 1951
Pavel Vinogradov
Astronaut
Born August 31, 1953
Glenn Tilbrook
Pop Singer
Born August 31, 1957
Eric Zemmour
Journalist
Born August 31, 1958
Julie Brown
TV Actress
Born August 31, 1954