The #1 R&B song on September 2, 1956

Honky Tonk (Parts 1 & 2) By Bill Doggett

Other #1 songs on September 2, 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 September 2 birthdays in the 1950s

Gai Waterhouse
TV Actress
Born September 02, 1954
Jimmy Connors
Tennis Player
Born September 02, 1952
Lamar Johnson
Baseball Player
Born September 02, 1950
Reinfried Marass
Photographer
Born September 02, 1960
Gerhard Thiele
Astronaut
Born September 02, 1953
Keiko Masuda
Pop Singer
Born September 02, 1957