The #1 R&B song on July 4, 1955

Ain't That a Shame By Fats Domino

Other #1 songs on July 4, 1955

#1 Hit Song

Rock Around the Clock
Bill Haley & His Comets

UK #1 Song

Unchained Melody
Jimmy Young

#1 Country Song

In the Jailhouse Now
Webb Pierce

Notable July 4 birthdays in the 1950s

Carl Valentine

Born July 04, 1958

Jim Beattie

Born July 04, 1954

Paul Rogat Loeb

Born July 04, 1952

Ralph Johnson

Born July 04, 1951

David Jensen

Born July 04, 1950