The #1 song in the UK on July 4, 1957

Puttin' On the Style / Gamblin' Man By Lonnie Donegan

Other #1 songs on July 4, 1957

#1 Hit Song

Love Letters in the Sand
Pat Boone

#1 R&B Song

Searchin'
The Coasters

#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