The #1 song on May 17, 1948

Nature Boy By King Cole

Other #1 songs on May 17, 1948

#1 R&B Song

Tomorrow Night
Lonnie Johnson

#1 Country Song

Anytime
Eddy Arnold and his Tennessee Plowboys

Notable May 17 birthdays in the 1940s

Keith

Born May 17, 1949

Jesse Winchester

Born May 17, 1944

Taj Mahal

Born May 17, 1942

David Cope

Born May 17, 1941

Alan Kay

Born May 17, 1940