The #1 song on August 17, 1955

Rock Around the Clock By Bill Haley & His Comets

Other #1 songs on August 17, 1955

UK #1 Song

Rose Marie
Slim Whitman

#1 R&B Song

Ain't That a Shame
Fats Domino

#1 Country Song

I Don't Care
Webb Pierce

Notable August 17 birthdays in the 1950s

Jonathan Franzen

Born August 17, 1959
Belinda Carlisle

Born August 17, 1958
Ken Kwapis

Born August 17, 1957
Gail Berman

Born August 17, 1956
Eric Johnson

Born August 17, 1954
Robert Joy

Born August 17, 1951