Other #1 songs on June 17, 1949
Across genres and charts

#1 R&B song

Trouble Blues

Charles Brown Trio

#1 song

Riders in the Sky (A Cowboy Legend)

Vaughn Monroe and his Orchestra

Notable June 17 Birthdays
Born in the 1940s

George Akerlof

Economist

Born June 17, 1940

Roger Steffens

Actor, Author, Lecturer, Editor, Reggae Archivist, Photographer, Producer

Born June 17, 1942

Newt Gingrich

Politician

Born June 17, 1943

Randy Johnson

Football Player

Born June 17, 1944

Tommy Franks

General

Born June 17, 1945

Christopher Allport

Actor

Born June 17, 1947

Jacqueline Jones

Historian

Born June 17, 1948

Russell Smith

Singer-Songwriter

Born June 17, 1949

Bobby Bell

Football Player

Born June 17, 1940