The #1 country song on September 17, 1947

Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette) By Tex Williams 's Western Caravan

Other #1 songs on September 17, 1947

#1 Hit Song

Near You
Francis Craig

#1 R&B Song

Boogie Woogie Blue Plate
Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five

Notable September 17 birthdays in the 1940s

Phil Jackson
Basketball Coach
Born September 17, 1945

Reinhold Messner
Mountain Climber
Born September 17, 1944

Samuel T. Durrance
Astrologer
Born September 17, 1943

Sherrie Hewson
TV Actress
Born September 17, 1950

Des Lynam
TV Show Host
Born September 17, 1942