The #1 song on May 17, 1959

Kansas City By Wilbert Harrison

Other #1 songs on May 17, 1959

UK #1 Song

A Fool Such As I / I Need Your Love Tonight
Elvis Presley

#1 R&B Song

Kansas City
Wilbert Harrison

#1 Country Song

The Battle of New Orleans
Johnny Horton

Notable May 17 birthdays in the 1950s

Sugar Ray Leonard

Born May 17, 1956
Bill Paxton

Born May 17, 1955
Howard Hampton

Born May 17, 1952
Howard Ashman

Born May 17, 1950