The #1 R&B song on February 17, 1949

Boogie Chillen By John Lee Hooker

Other #1 songs on February 17, 1949

#1 Hit Song

A Little Bird Told Me
Evelyn Knight

#1 Country Song

Bouquet of Roses
Eddy Arnold, the Tennessee Plowboy, and his Guitar

Notable February 17 birthdays in the 1940s

Shahrnush Parsipur

Born February 17, 1946

Zina Bethune

Born February 17, 1945

Huey P. Newton

Born February 17, 1942

Gene Pitney

Born February 17, 1940