The #1 country song on October 17, 1947

Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette) By Tex Williams 's Western Caravan

Other #1 songs on October 17, 1947

#1 Hit Song

Near You
Francis Craig

#1 R&B Song

Boogie Woogie Blue Plate
Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five

Notable October 17 birthdays in the 1940s

Bill Hudson

Born October 17, 1949

Robert Jordan

Born October 17, 1948

Ronni Chasen

Born October 17, 1946

Steve Jones

Born October 17, 1942

Earl Thomas Conley

Born October 17, 1941