The #1 country song on October 17, 1944

Smoke on the Water By Red Foley

Other #1 songs on October 17, 1944

#1 Hit Song

You Always Hurt the One You Love
Mills Brothers

#1 R&B Song

Gee, Baby, Ain't I Good to You
King Cole Trio

Notable October 17 birthdays in the 1940s

Nick Tosches
Non-Fiction Author
Born October 17, 1949
Cameron Mackintosh
Music Producer
Born October 17, 1946
Wally Lamb
Novelist
Born October 17, 1950
Gary Zukav
Novelist
Born October 17, 1942
Simi Garewal
Movie Actress
Born October 17, 1947
Earl Thomas Conley
Country Singer
Born October 17, 1941
Ronn Owens
Radio Host
Born October 17, 1945