The #1 country song on June 17, 1949

One Kiss Too Many By Eddy Arnold, the Tennessee Plowboy, and his Guitar

Other #1 songs on June 17, 1949

#1 Hit Song

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

#1 R&B Song

Trouble Blues
The Charles Brown Trio

Notable June 17 birthdays in the 1940s

Lee Tamahori
Director
Born June 17, 1950
Burt Rutan
Engineer
Born June 17, 1943
Ron Padgett
Poet
Born June 17, 1942
Sho Kosugi
Movie Actor
Born June 17, 1948
Eddy Merckx
Cyclist
Born June 17, 1945
Chris Spedding
Guitarist
Born June 17, 1944
Ishrat Hussain
Economist
Born June 17, 1941