The #1 R&B song on September 17, 1944

Hamp's Boogie Woogie By Lionel Hampton and his Orchestra

Other #1 songs on September 17, 1944

#1 Hit Song

Swinging on a Star
Bing Crosby

#1 Country Song

Soldier's Last Letter
Ernest Tubb

Notable September 17 birthdays in the 1940s

Ron Stevens

Born September 17, 1949

John Ritter

Born September 17, 1948

Gail Carson Levine

Born September 17, 1947

David Emerson

Born September 17, 1945

Robert Graysmith

Born September 17, 1942

Bob Matsui

Born September 17, 1941