The #1 country song on May 17, 1949

Don't Rob Another Man's Castle By Eddy Arnold, the Tennessee Plowboy, and his Guitar

Other #1 songs on May 17, 1949

#1 Hit Song

(Ghost) Riders in the Sky: A Cowboy Legend
Vaughn Monroe

#1 R&B Song

The Huckle-Buck
Paul Williams and His Hucklebuckers

Notable May 17 birthdays in the 1940s

Al White
Movie Actor
Born May 17, 1942
Andrew Latimer
Guitarist
Born May 17, 1947
Jim Gardner
Journalist
Born May 17, 1948
BS Chandrasekhar
Cricket Player
Born May 17, 1945
Grace Zabriskie
TV Actress
Born May 17, 1941
Udo Lindenberg
Rock Singer
Born May 17, 1946