The #1 song on February 17, 1949

A Little Bird Told Me By Evelyn Knight

Other #1 songs on February 17, 1949

#1 R&B Song

Boogie Chillen
John Lee Hooker

#1 Country Song

Bouquet of Roses
Eddy Arnold, the Tennessee Plowboy, and his Guitar

Notable February 17 birthdays in the 1940s

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