The #1 R&B song on August 30, 1956

Honky Tonk (Parts 1 & 2) By Bill Doggett

Other #1 songs on August 30, 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 30 birthdays in the 1950s

Fran Fraschilla

Born August 30, 1958
Gerald Albright

Born August 30, 1957
Jamie Moses

Born August 30, 1955
David Paymer

Born August 30, 1954
Ron George

Born August 30, 1953
Timothy Bottoms

Born August 30, 1951