The #1 country song on January 17, 1947

Rainbow at Midnight By Ernest Tubb

Other #1 songs on January 17, 1947

#1 Hit Song

The Old Lamp-Lighter
Sammy Kaye

#1 R&B Song

Ain't Nobody Here but Us Chickens
Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five

Notable January 17 birthdays in the 1940s

Mick Taylor
Guitarist
Born January 17, 1949

Ita Buttrose
Entrepreneur
Born January 17, 1942

Eddie Gray
Soccer Player
Born January 17, 1948

Daniel Brandenstein
Astronaut
Born January 17, 1943

Preston Pearson
Football Player
Born January 17, 1945

Francoise Hardy
Pop Singer
Born January 17, 1944

Lounis Ait Menguellet
World Music Singer
Born January 17, 1950