Other #1 songs on August 20, 1956
Across genres and charts

Crazy Arms by Ray Price

#1 country song

Crazy Arms

Ray Price

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

Notable August 20 Birthdays
Born in the 1950s

Greg Bear

Writer and Illustrator

Born August 20, 1951

Doug Fieger

Singer-Songwriter

Born August 20, 1952

Gerry Bertier

High School Football Player and Paralympian

Born August 20, 1953

Quinn Buckner

Basketball Player and Coach

Born August 20, 1954

Paul Johnson

College Football Coach

Born August 20, 1957

Patricia Rozema

Film Director, Writer and Producer

Born August 20, 1958

DeForest Soaries

Politician

Born August 20, 1951

John Hiatt

Singer-Songwriter and Musician

Born August 20, 1952

Ric Menello

Filmmaker and Screenwriter

Born August 20, 1952

Peter Horton

Actor and Director

Born August 20, 1953

Mike Jackson

Politician

Born August 20, 1953