The #1 song on April 17, 1948

Manana (Is Soon Enough For Me) By Peggy Lee

Other #1 songs on April 17, 1948

#1 R&B Song

King Size Papa
Julia Lee and Her Boy Friends

#1 Country Song

I'll Hold You in My Heart (Till I Can Hold You in My Arms)
Eddy Arnold and his Tennessee Plowboys

Notable April 17 birthdays in the 1940s

Sherrie Levine

Born April 17, 1947
Richard Allen Epstein

Born April 17, 1943
Buster Williams

Born April 17, 1942
Chuck Menville

Born April 17, 1940