The #1 country song on March 17, 1947

So Round, So Firm, So Fully Packed By Merle Travis

Other #1 songs on March 17, 1947

#1 Hit Song

Heartaches
Ted Weems

#1 R&B Song

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

Notable March 17 birthdays in the 1940s

Darrell Basham
Race Car Driver
Born March 17, 1949

Pattie Boyd
Model
Born March 17, 1944

William Gibson
Novelist
Born March 17, 1948

Jeff Banks
Fashion Designer
Born March 17, 1943

Jackson Davies
TV Actor
Born March 17, 1950