The #1 country song on February 17, 1944

Pistol Packin' Mama By Al Dexter

Other #1 songs on February 17, 1944

#1 Hit Song

My Heart Tells Me (Should I Believe My Heart)
Glen Gray

#1 R&B Song

Do Nothing till You Hear from Me
Duke Ellington and his Famous Orchestra

Notable February 17 birthdays in the 1940s

Dennis Green

Born February 17, 1949

Shahrnush Parsipur

Born February 17, 1946

Zina Bethune

Born February 17, 1945

Huey P. Newton

Born February 17, 1942

Gene Pitney

Born February 17, 1940