Other #1 songs on February 14, 1956
Across genres and charts

#1 country song

Sixteen Tons

Tennessee Ernie Ford

#1 R&B song

The Great Pretender

The Platters

#1 song

Rock and Roll Waltz

Kay Starr with Hugo Winterhalter 's Orchestra and Chorus

Notable February 14 Birthdays
Born in the 1950s

Roger Fisher

Guitarist

Terry Gross

Radio Host and Producer

Carol Kalish

Editor and Sales Manager

Howard Davis Jr.

Boxer

Ken Wahl

Actor

Renée Fleming

Soprano

Dave Dravecky

Baseball Player