The #1 country song on July 17, 1948

Bouquet of Roses By Eddy Arnold and his Tennessee Plowboys

Other #1 songs on July 17, 1948

#1 Hit Song

Woody Wood-Pecker
Kay Kyser

#1 R&B Song

Long Gone (Parts I & II)
Sonny Thompson

Notable July 17 birthdays in the 1940s

Chico Freeman
Saxophonist
Born July 17, 1949

PJ Soles
Movie Actress
Born July 17, 1950

P Bharathiraja
Director
Born July 17, 1941

Lalitha Lenin
Poet
Born July 17, 1946

Abraham Laboriel Sr.
Bassist
Born July 17, 1947

Don Kessinger
Baseball Player
Born July 17, 1942

Vincent Browne
TV Show Host
Born July 17, 1944