The #1 R&B song on September 17, 1950

Blue Light Boogie (Parts 1 & 2) By Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five

Other #1 songs on September 17, 1950

#1 Hit Song

Goodnight, Irene
Gordon Jenkins and The Weavers

#1 Country Song

I'm Movin' On
Hank Snow

Notable September 17 birthdays in the 1950s

Tom Waddell

Born September 17, 1958
Steve Bryles

Born September 17, 1957
Thad Bosley

Born September 17, 1956
Scott Simpson

Born September 17, 1955
Bill Irwin

Born September 17, 1954
Junior Bridgeman

Born September 17, 1953
Harold Solomon

Born September 17, 1952
Cassandra Peterson

Born September 17, 1951