The #1 country song on November 17, 1949

Slipping Around By Margaret Whiting and Jimmy Wakely

Other #1 songs on November 17, 1949

#1 Hit Song

That Lucky Old Sun
Frankie Laine

#1 R&B Song

Saturday Night Fish Fry
Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five

Notable November 17 birthdays in the 1940s

Howard Dean

Born November 17, 1948
Terry Branstad

Born November 17, 1946
Elvin Hayes

Born November 17, 1945
Jim Boeheim

Born November 17, 1944
Lauren Hutton

Born November 17, 1943