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

Honky Tonk (Parts 1 & 2) By Bill Doggett

Other #1 songs on August 24, 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 24 birthdays in the 1950s

Steve Guttenberg

Born August 24, 1958

Jeffrey Daniel

Born August 24, 1957

Kevin Dunn

Born August 24, 1955

Alain Daigle

Born August 24, 1954

Danny Joe Brown

Born August 24, 1951