The #1 R&B song on August 17, 1956

Fever By Little Willie John

Other #1 songs on August 17, 1956

#1 Hit Song

Don't Be Cruel
Elvis Presley

UK #1 Song

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

#1 Country Song

I Walk the Line
Johnny Cash

Notable August 17 birthdays in the 1950s

Jonathan Franzen

Born August 17, 1959
Belinda Carlisle

Born August 17, 1958
Ken Kwapis

Born August 17, 1957
Eric Johnson

Born August 17, 1954
Robert Joy

Born August 17, 1951