The #1 R&B song on July 17, 1946

Stone Cold Dead in the Market By Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five

Other #1 songs on July 17, 1946

#1 Hit Song

The Gypsy
The Ink Spots

#1 Country Song

New Spanish Two Step
Bob Wills

Notable July 17 birthdays in the 1940s

Charley Steiner

Born July 17, 1949

Ron Asheton

Born July 17, 1948

LaVyrle Spencer

Born July 17, 1943

Gale Garnett

Born July 17, 1942

Daryle Lamonica

Born July 17, 1941