The #1 R&B song on June 17, 1948

Good Rockin' Tonight By Wynonie Harris

Other #1 songs on June 17, 1948

#1 Hit Song

Nature Boy
King Cole

#1 Country Song

Bouquet of Roses
Eddy Arnold and his Tennessee Plowboys

Notable June 17 birthdays in the 1940s

Russell Smith

Born June 17, 1949
Christopher Allport

Born June 17, 1947
Tommy Franks

Born June 17, 1945
Randy Johnson

Born June 17, 1944
Newt Gingrich

Born June 17, 1943