The #1 R&B song on August 24, 1956

Honky Tonk (Parts 1 & 2)

By Bill Doggett

Other #1 songs on August 24, 1956
Across genres and charts

#1 country song

Crazy Arms

Ray Price

#1 song in the UK

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

Doris Day

#1 song

Hound Dog

Elvis Presley

Notable August 24 Birthdays
Born in the 1950s

Danny Joe Brown

Rock Singer

Alain Daigle

Ice Hockey Player

Kevin Dunn

Actor

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