The #1 country song on May 17, 1950

Long Gone Lonesome Blues By Hank Williams

Other #1 songs on May 17, 1950

#1 Hit Song

The Third Man Theme
Guy Lombardo

#1 R&B Song

Mistrusting Blues
Little Esther with Mel Walker and the Johnny Otis Orchestra

Notable May 17 birthdays in the 1950s

Sugar Ray Leonard

Born May 17, 1956

Bill Paxton

Born May 17, 1955

Howard Hampton

Born May 17, 1952