The #1 country song on October 17, 1950
By Hank Snow
Other #1 songs on October 17, 1950Across genres and charts
#1 R&B song
Blue Light Boogie (Parts 1 & 2)
Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five
#1 song
Goodnight Irene
Gordon Jenkins and His Orchestra and The Weavers
Notable October 17 BirthdaysBorn in the 1950s
Howard Rollins
Actor
Born October 17, 1950
Joseph Bowie
Jazz Musician
Born October 17, 1953
Carlos Buhler
Mountaineer
Born October 17, 1954
Mike Bratz
Basketball Player
Born October 17, 1955
Fran Cosmo
Singer
Born October 17, 1956
Lawrence Bender
Film Producer
Born October 17, 1957
Howard Alden
Jazz Guitarist
Born October 17, 1958
Ron Drummond
Novelist
Born October 17, 1959
Mae Jemison
Astronaut, Doctor and Engineer