Other #1 songs on May 17, 1944
Across genres and charts

#1 R&B song

Straighten Up and Fly Right

King Cole Trio

#1 song

I Love You

Bing Crosby with John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra

Notable May 17 Birthdays
Born in the 1940s

Alan Kay

Computer Scientist

Born May 17, 1940

David Cope

Composer and Scientist

Born May 17, 1941

Taj Mahal

Blues Musician

Born May 17, 1942

Jesse Winchester

Singer-Songwriter and Producer

Born May 17, 1944

Keith

Singer

Born May 17, 1949

Ben Nelson

Attorney and Politician

Born May 17, 1941