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

Long Gone (Parts I & II) By Sonny Thompson

Other #1 songs on July 17, 1948

#1 Hit Song

Woody Wood-Pecker
Kay Kyser

#1 Country Song

Bouquet of Roses
Eddy Arnold and his Tennessee Plowboys

Notable July 17 birthdays in the 1940s

Charley Steiner

Born July 17, 1949
Chris Crutcher

Born July 17, 1946
LaVyrle Spencer

Born July 17, 1943
Gale Garnett

Born July 17, 1942
Daryle Lamonica

Born July 17, 1941