The #1 song on April 17, 1949

Cruising Down the River By Russ Morgan

Other #1 songs on April 17, 1949

#1 R&B Song

The Huckle-Buck
Paul Williams and His Hucklebuckers

#1 Country Song

Don't Rob Another Man's Castle
Eddy Arnold, the Tennessee Plowboy, and his Guitar

Notable April 17 birthdays in the 1940s

Alice Harden

Born April 17, 1948

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