The #1 song on February 17, 1947

Open the Door, Richard By Count Basie

Other #1 songs on February 17, 1947

#1 R&B Song

Ain't Nobody Here but Us Chickens
Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five

#1 Country Song

So Round, So Firm, So Fully Packed
Merle Travis

Notable February 17 birthdays in the 1940s

Dennis Green

Born February 17, 1949

Shahrnush Parsipur

Born February 17, 1946

Zina Bethune

Born February 17, 1945

Huey P. Newton

Born February 17, 1942

Gene Pitney

Born February 17, 1940