The #1 country song on October 17, 1948

Just a Little Lovin' (Will Go a Long Way) By Eddy Arnold and his Tennessee Plowboys

Other #1 songs on October 17, 1948

#1 Hit Song

Twelfth Street Rag
Pee Wee Hunt

#1 R&B Song

Am I Asking Too Much
Dinah Washington

Notable October 17 birthdays in the 1940s

Michael McKean
TV Actor
Born October 17, 1947

Gary Zukav
Novelist
Born October 17, 1942

Graca Machel
Political Wife
Born October 17, 1945

Cameron Mackintosh
Music Producer
Born October 17, 1946

Wally Lamb
Novelist
Born October 17, 1950

Bill Hudson
Pop Singer
Born October 17, 1949