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

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

Other #1 songs on October 17, 1950

#1 Hit Song

Goodnight, Irene
Gordon Jenkins and The Weavers

#1 Country Song

I'm Movin' On
Hank Snow

Notable October 17 birthdays in the 1950s

Ron Drummond

Born October 17, 1959
Howard Alden

Born October 17, 1958
Lawrence Bender

Born October 17, 1957
Fran Cosmo

Born October 17, 1956