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

Trouble Blues By The Charles Brown Trio

Other #1 songs on July 17, 1949

#1 Hit Song

(Ghost) Riders in the Sky: A Cowboy Legend
Vaughn Monroe

#1 Country Song

One Kiss Too Many
Eddy Arnold, the Tennessee Plowboy, and his Guitar

Notable July 17 birthdays in the 1940s

Ron Asheton

Born July 17, 1948
Chris Crutcher

Born July 17, 1946
LaVyrle Spencer

Born July 17, 1943
Gale Garnett

Born July 17, 1942
Daryle Lamonica

Born July 17, 1941