The #1 country song on May 17, 1955

In the Jailhouse Now By Webb Pierce

Other #1 songs on May 17, 1955

#1 Hit Song

Cherry Pink (and Apple Blossom White)
Perez Prado

UK #1 Song

Stranger in Paradise
Tony Bennett

#1 R&B Song

Unchained Melody
Roy Hamilton

Notable May 17 birthdays in the 1950s

Sugar Ray Leonard

Born May 17, 1956
Howard Hampton

Born May 17, 1952
Howard Ashman

Born May 17, 1950