The #1 country song on December 17, 1946

Divorce Me C.O.D. By Merle Travis

Other #1 songs on December 17, 1946

#1 Hit Song

Ole Buttermilk Sky
Kay Kyser

#1 R&B Song

Choo Choo Ch'Boogie
Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five

Notable December 17 birthdays in the 1940s

Robert Dornhelm
Director
Born December 17, 1947

Bernard Hill
Movie Actor
Born December 17, 1944

Beth Levin
Pianist
Born December 17, 1950

Stanley Stewart Davis
Pharmacologist
Born December 17, 1942

Avi Katz
Cartoonist
Born December 17, 1949

Jacqueline Wilson
Children's Author
Born December 17, 1945