The #1 country song on May 17, 1948

Anytime By Eddy Arnold and his Tennessee Plowboys

Other #1 songs on May 17, 1948

#1 Hit Song

Nature Boy
King Cole

#1 R&B Song

Tomorrow Night
Lonnie Johnson

Notable May 17 birthdays in the 1940s

Earl Hebner
Referee
Born May 17, 1949
Grace Zabriskie
TV Actress
Born May 17, 1941
BS Chandrasekhar
Cricket Player
Born May 17, 1945
Udo Lindenberg
Rock Singer
Born May 17, 1946
Taj Mahal
Blues Singer
Born May 17, 1942
Andrew Latimer
Guitarist
Born May 17, 1947