The #1 country song on January 17, 1948

I'll Hold You in My Heart (Till I Can Hold You in My Arms) By Eddy Arnold and his Tennessee Plowboys

Other #1 songs on January 17, 1948

#1 Hit Song

Ballerina
Vaughn Monroe

#1 R&B Song

(Opportunity Knocks But Once) Snatch and Grab It
Julia Lee and Her Boy Friends

Notable January 17 birthdays in the 1940s

Preston Pearson
Football Player
Born January 17, 1945

Daniel Brandenstein
Astronaut
Born January 17, 1943

Francoise Hardy
Pop Singer
Born January 17, 1944

Debbie Watson
TV Actress
Born January 17, 1949

Jane Elliot
Soap Opera Actress
Born January 17, 1947

Ita Buttrose
Entrepreneur
Born January 17, 1942