The #1 R&B song on May 17, 1954

Work With Me, Annie By The Midnighters

Other #1 songs on May 17, 1954

#1 Hit Song

Wanted
Perry Como

UK #1 Song

Secret Love
Doris Day

#1 Country Song

Slowly
Webb Pierce

Notable May 17 birthdays in the 1950s

Sugar Ray Leonard

Born May 17, 1956
Bill Paxton

Born May 17, 1955
Howard Hampton

Born May 17, 1952
Howard Ashman

Born May 17, 1950