The #1 song on November 17, 1953

Rags to Riches By Tony Bennett

Other #1 songs on November 17, 1953

UK #1 Song

Answer Me
Frankie Laine

#1 R&B Song

Money Honey
Clyde McPhatter and the Drifters

#1 Country Song

A Dear John Letter
Jean Shepard and Ferlin Husky

Notable November 17 birthdays in the 1950s

William R. Moses

Born November 17, 1959
Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio

Born November 17, 1958
Jim Babjak

Born November 17, 1957
Yolanda King

Born November 17, 1955
Butch Davis

Born November 17, 1951