The #1 R&B song on July 4, 1957

Searchin' By The Coasters

Other #1 songs on July 4, 1957

#1 Hit Song

Love Letters in the Sand
Pat Boone

UK #1 Song

Puttin' On the Style / Gamblin' Man
Lonnie Donegan

#1 Country Song

A White Sport Coat (And A Pink Carnation)
Marty Robbins

Notable July 4 birthdays in the 1950s

Carl Valentine

Born July 04, 1958
Jim Beattie

Born July 04, 1954
Paul Rogat Loeb

Born July 04, 1952
Ralph Johnson

Born July 04, 1951
David Jensen

Born July 04, 1950