The #1 country song on December 17, 1945

It's Been So Long Darling By Ernest Tubb

Other #1 songs on December 17, 1945

#1 Hit Song

It's Been a Long, Long Time
Harry James

#1 R&B Song

The Honeydripper (Parts 1 & 2)
Joe Liggins and his Honeydrippers

Notable December 17 birthdays in the 1940s

Paul Rodgers
Rock Singer
Born December 17, 1949
Jayne Eastwood
Movie Actress
Born December 17, 1946
Dennis McKenna
Pharmacologist
Born December 17, 1950
Robert Dornhelm
Director
Born December 17, 1947
Carlo Croce
Doctor
Born December 17, 1944
Stanley Stewart Davis
Pharmacologist
Born December 17, 1942