The #1 country song on February 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 February 17, 1948

#1 Hit Song

I'm Looking Over a Four Leaf Clover
Art Mooney

#1 R&B Song

I Love You Yes I Do
Bull Moose Jackson and His Buffalo Bearcats

Notable February 17 birthdays in the 1940s

Brenda Fricker
Movie Actress
Born February 17, 1945

Dieter Laser
Movie Actor
Born February 17, 1942

Dodie Stevens
Pop Singer
Born February 17, 1946

Colette Mann
TV Actress
Born February 17, 1950

Julia McKenzie
Stage Actress
Born February 17, 1941

Fred Frith
Guitarist
Born February 17, 1949