The #1 R&B song on August 27, 1956

Honky Tonk (Parts 1 & 2) By Bill Doggett

Other #1 songs on August 27, 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 27 birthdays in the 1950s

Denice Denton

Born August 27, 1959
Jeff Grubb

Born August 27, 1957
Robert Richardson

Born August 27, 1955
Tom Berryhill

Born August 27, 1953
Paul Reubens

Born August 27, 1952
Buddy Bell

Born August 27, 1951
Charles Fleischer

Born August 27, 1950