The #1 country song on August 17, 1952

The Wild Side of Life By Hank Thompson

Other #1 songs on August 17, 1952

#1 Hit Song

Auf Wiederseh'n Sweetheart
Vera Lynn

#1 R&B Song

Lawdy Miss Clawdy
Lloyd Price

Notable August 17 birthdays in the 1950s

Bill Henson
Photographer
Born August 17, 1955

Sean Penn
Movie Actor
Born August 17, 1960

Sachin Pilgaonkar
Movie Actor
Born August 17, 1957

Andrea Joyce
Sportscaster
Born August 17, 1954

Robert Thirsk
Astronaut
Born August 17, 1953

Alan Minter
Boxer
Born August 17, 1951