Other #1 songs on August 23, 1953
Across genres and charts

#1 country song

A Dear John Letter

Jean Shepard and Ferlin Husky

#1 R&B song

Crying in the Chapel

The Orioles

#1 song

Vaya con Dios (May God Be with You)

Les Paul and Mary Ford

Notable August 23 Birthdays
Born in the 1950s

Mark Hudson

Songwriter and Record Producer

Born August 23, 1951

Charles Busch

Dramatist

Born August 23, 1954

Skipp Sudduth

Actor

Born August 23, 1956

Jimi Jamison

Singer

Born August 23, 1951