The #1 song on October 17, 1947

Near You By Francis Craig

Other #1 songs on October 17, 1947

#1 R&B Song

Boogie Woogie Blue Plate
Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five

#1 Country Song

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

Notable October 17 birthdays in the 1940s

Bill Hudson

Born October 17, 1949
Robert Jordan

Born October 17, 1948
Ronni Chasen

Born October 17, 1946
Steve Jones

Born October 17, 1942
Earl Thomas Conley

Born October 17, 1941