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

Fever By Little Willie John

Other #1 songs on July 17, 1956

#1 Hit Song

The Wayward Wind
Gogi Grant

UK #1 Song

Why Do Fools Fall in Love
Frankie Lymon and The Teenagers

#1 Country Song

I Walk the Line
Johnny Cash

Notable July 17 birthdays in the 1950s

Susan Silver

Born July 17, 1958
Bruce Crump

Born July 17, 1957
Sylvie Léonard

Born July 17, 1955
J. Michael Straczynski

Born July 17, 1954
David Hasselhoff

Born July 17, 1952
Lucie Arnaz

Born July 17, 1951
Phoebe Snow

Born July 17, 1950