The #1 R&B song on September 8, 1956

Honky Tonk (Parts 1 & 2) By Bill Doggett

Other #1 songs on September 8, 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 September 8 birthdays in the 1950s

Bart Batten

Born September 08, 1958
Walt Easley

Born September 08, 1957
Terry Tempest Williams

Born September 08, 1955
Ruby Bridges

Born September 08, 1954
Will Lee

Born September 08, 1952
Tim Gullikson

Born September 08, 1951
Zachary Richard

Born September 08, 1950