The #1 song on August 19, 1954

Sh-Boom By The Crew-Cuts

Other #1 songs on August 19, 1954

UK #1 Song

Cara Mia
David Whitfield

#1 R&B Song

Honey Love
The Drifters feat. Clyde McPhatter

#1 Country Song

I Don't Hurt Anymore
Hank Snow

Notable August 19 birthdays in the 1950s

Morten Andersen
Football Player
Born August 19, 1960
Ron Roenicke
Baseball Player
Born August 19, 1956
Mary Doria Russell
Novelist
Born August 19, 1950
Hilario Zapata
Boxer
Born August 19, 1958
Li-Young Lee
Poet
Born August 19, 1957
Ricky Pierce
Basketball Player
Born August 19, 1959
Laura Bozzo
TV Show Host
Born August 19, 1951
Mary Matalin
News Anchor
Born August 19, 1953
Bruce Katz
Pianist
Born August 19, 1952