The #1 country song on December 17, 1949

Slipping Around By Margaret Whiting and Jimmy Wakely

Other #1 songs on December 17, 1949

#1 Hit Song

Mule Train
Frankie Laine

#1 R&B Song

Saturday Night Fish Fry
Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five

Notable December 17 birthdays in the 1940s

Eugene Levy
Movie Actor
Born December 17, 1946

Chris Matthews
TV Show Host
Born December 17, 1945

Dennis McKenna
Pharmacologist
Born December 17, 1950

Wes Studi
Movie Actor
Born December 17, 1947

Stanley Stewart Davis
Pharmacologist
Born December 17, 1942

Bernard Hill
Movie Actor
Born December 17, 1944