The #1 R&B song on May 17, 1962

Mashed Potato Time By Dee Dee Sharp

Other #1 songs on May 17, 1962

#1 Hit Song

Soldier Boy
The Shirelles

UK #1 Song

Nut Rocker
B. Bumble and the Stingers

#1 Country Song

She Thinks I Still Care
George Jones

Notable May 17 birthdays in the 1960s

Dave Abbruzzese

Born May 17, 1968
Danny Manning

Born May 17, 1966
Trent Reznor

Born May 17, 1965
Jon Koncak

Born May 17, 1963
Jamil Azzaoui

Born May 17, 1961
Lou DiBella

Born May 17, 1960