Other #1 songs on August 24, 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 24 Birthdays
Born in the 1950s

Danny Joe Brown

Rock Singer

Alain Daigle

Ice Hockey Player

Kevin Dunn

Actor

Gerry Cooney

Boxer

Jeffrey Daniel

Dancer and Singer-Songwriter

Steve Guttenberg

Actor, Author, Businessman, Producer, and Director

Orson Scott Card

Science Fiction Novelist

Oscar Hijuelos

Novelist

Mike Huckabee

Politician and Diplomat

I Believe