The #1 R&B song on January 17, 1956

The Great Pretender By The Platters

Other #1 songs on January 17, 1956

#1 Hit Song

Memories Are Made of This
Dean Martin

UK #1 Song

Sixteen Tons
Tennessee Ernie Ford

#1 Country Song

Sixteen Tons
Tennessee Ernie Ford

Notable January 17 birthdays in the 1950s

Susanna Hoffs

Born January 17, 1959
Steve Harvey

Born January 17, 1957
Steve Earle

Born January 17, 1955
Robert F. Kennedy

Born January 17, 1954
Jeff Berlin

Born January 17, 1953
Tom Deitz

Born January 17, 1952
Luis López Nieves

Born January 17, 1950