The #1 R&B song on August 26, 1956

Honky Tonk (Parts 1 & 2) By Bill Doggett

Other #1 songs on August 26, 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 26 birthdays in the 1950s

Stan Van Gundy

Born August 26, 1959

Nikky Finney

Born August 26, 1957

Tracy Krohn

Born August 26, 1954

Bryon Baltimore

Born August 26, 1952

Bill Whitaker

Born August 26, 1951