The #1 song on July 17, 1947

Peg o' My Heart By The Harmonicats

Other #1 songs on July 17, 1947

#1 R&B Song

Jack You’re Dead
Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five

#1 Country Song

Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette)
Tex Williams 's Western Caravan

Notable July 17 birthdays in the 1940s

Charley Steiner

Born July 17, 1949
Ron Asheton

Born July 17, 1948
Chris Crutcher

Born July 17, 1946
LaVyrle Spencer

Born July 17, 1943
Gale Garnett

Born July 17, 1942
Daryle Lamonica

Born July 17, 1941