Other #1 songs on September 16, 1956
Across genres and charts

Honky Tonk (Parts 1 & 2) by Bill Doggett

#1 R&B song

Honky Tonk (Parts 1 & 2)

Bill Doggett

Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Que Sera, Sera) by Doris Day

#1 song in the UK

Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Que Sera, Sera)

Doris Day

Don't Be Cruel by Elvis Presley

#1 song

Don't Be Cruel

Elvis Presley

Notable September 16 Birthdays
Born in the 1950s

David Bellamy

Music Duo

Born September 16, 1950

Vince Bell

Singer-Songwriter

Born September 16, 1951

Mickey Rourke

Actor

Born September 16, 1952

Kurt Fuller

Actor

Born September 16, 1953

William McKeen

Author and Educator

Born September 16, 1954

Ron Brewer

Basketball Player

Born September 16, 1955

D. C. Drake

Professional Wrestler and Promoter

Born September 16, 1957

Orel Hershiser

Baseball Player and Analyst

Born September 16, 1958

Peter Keleghan

Actor and Writer

Born September 16, 1959

Henry Louis Gates Jr.

Literary Critic, Professor and Historian

Born September 16, 1950

Loyd Grossman

Journalist, Broadcaster and Entrepreneur

Born September 16, 1950