The #1 R&B song on August 31, 1956

Honky Tonk (Parts 1 & 2) By Bill Doggett

Other #1 songs on August 31, 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 31 birthdays in the 1950s

Ralph Krueger

Born August 31, 1959
Gina Schock

Born August 31, 1957
Aleksander Krupa

Born August 31, 1955
Julie Brown

Born August 31, 1954
Marcia Clark

Born August 31, 1953
Kim Kashkashian

Born August 31, 1952