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

The Huckle-Buck By Paul Williams and His Hucklebuckers

Other #1 songs on April 17, 1949

#1 Hit Song

Cruising Down the River
Russ Morgan

#1 Country Song

Don't Rob Another Man's Castle
Eddy Arnold, the Tennessee Plowboy, and his Guitar

Notable April 17 birthdays in the 1940s

Alice Harden

Born April 17, 1948

Sherrie Levine

Born April 17, 1947

Richard Allen Epstein

Born April 17, 1943

Buster Williams

Born April 17, 1942

Chuck Menville

Born April 17, 1940