The #1 country song on May 17, 1946

Guitar Polka By Al Dexter

Other #1 songs on May 17, 1946

#1 Hit Song

Prisoner of Love
Perry Como

#1 R&B Song

Hey! Ba-Ba-Re-Bop
Lionel Hampton and his Orchestra

Notable May 17 birthdays in the 1940s

Dick Gaughan
Folk Singer
Born May 17, 1948
Lyn Hejinian
Poet
Born May 17, 1941
Halima Xudoyberdiyeva
Poet
Born May 17, 1947
Earl Hebner
Referee
Born May 17, 1949
BS Chandrasekhar
Cricket Player
Born May 17, 1945
Al White
Movie Actor
Born May 17, 1942