The #1 song on September 17, 1944

Swinging on a Star By Bing Crosby

Other #1 songs on September 17, 1944

#1 R&B Song

Hamp's Boogie Woogie
Lionel Hampton and his Orchestra

#1 Country Song

Soldier's Last Letter
Ernest Tubb

Notable September 17 birthdays in the 1940s

Ron Stevens

Born September 17, 1949

John Ritter

Born September 17, 1948

Gail Carson Levine

Born September 17, 1947

David Emerson

Born September 17, 1945

Robert Graysmith

Born September 17, 1942

Bob Matsui

Born September 17, 1941