The #1 country song on August 17, 1953
By Carl Smith
Other #1 songs on August 17, 1953Across genres and charts
#1 R&B song
Crying in the Chapel
The Orioles
#1 song in the UK
The Song from Moulin Rouge
Mantovani
#1 song
Vaya con Dios (May God Be with You)
Les Paul and Mary Ford
Notable August 17 BirthdaysBorn in the 1950s
Richard Hunt
Puppeteer
Born August 17, 1951
Eric Johnson
Guitarist and Composer
Born August 17, 1954
Gail Berman
Producer and Television Executive
Born August 17, 1956
Ken Kwapis
Director and Scriptwriter
Born August 17, 1957
Belinda Carlisle
Singer
Born August 17, 1958
Jonathan Franzen
Writer
Born August 17, 1959
Robert Joy
Actor
Laurence Overmire
Dramatist
Eric Schlosser
Journalist and Author