The #1 country song on August 17, 1953

It's Been So Long By Webb Pierce

Other #1 songs on August 17, 1953

#1 Hit Song

Vaya con Dios (May God Be with You)
Les Paul and Mary Ford

UK #1 Song

I Believe
Frankie Laine

#1 R&B Song

Crying in the Chapel
The Orioles

Notable August 17 birthdays in the 1950s

Sharat Saxena
Movie Actor
Born August 17, 1950
Kevin Welch
Country Singer
Born August 17, 1955
Alan Minter
Boxer
Born August 17, 1951
Sachin Pilgaonkar
Movie Actor
Born August 17, 1957
Belinda Carlisle
Pop Singer
Born August 17, 1958
Kathryn Thornton
Astronaut
Born August 17, 1952
Anatoly Kudryavitsky
Poet
Born August 17, 1954