The #1 country song on January 17, 1951

Shotgun Boogie By Tennessee Ernie

Other #1 songs on January 17, 1951

#1 Hit Song

The Tennessee Waltz
Patti Page

#1 R&B Song

Bad, Bad Whiskey
Amos Milburn

Notable January 17 birthdays in the 1950s

Susanna Hoffs

Born January 17, 1959

Steve Harvey

Born January 17, 1957

Steve Earle

Born January 17, 1955

Robert F. Kennedy

Born January 17, 1954

Jeff Berlin

Born January 17, 1953

Tom Deitz

Born January 17, 1952

Luis López Nieves

Born January 17, 1950