The #1 R&B song on January 17, 1947

Ain't Nobody Here but Us Chickens By Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five

Other #1 songs on January 17, 1947

#1 Hit Song

The Old Lamp-Lighter
Sammy Kaye

#1 Country Song

Rainbow at Midnight
Ernest Tubb

Notable January 17 birthdays in the 1940s

Anita Borg

Born January 17, 1949
Chris Montez

Born January 17, 1943
Muhammad Ali

Born January 17, 1942