The #1 country song on October 17, 1955

That Do Make It Nice By Eddy Arnold

Other #1 songs on October 17, 1955

#1 Hit Song

Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing
The Four Aces

UK #1 Song

The Man from Laramie
Jimmy Young

#1 R&B Song

Maybellene
Chuck Berry

Notable October 17 birthdays in the 1950s

Mae Jemison
Astronaut
Born October 17, 1956

Patti Cohenour
Stage Actress
Born October 17, 1952

Richard Roeper
Journalist
Born October 17, 1959

Alan Jackson
Country Singer
Born October 17, 1958

Ozkan Ugur
Pop Singer
Born October 17, 1953

Wally Lamb
Novelist
Born October 17, 1950

Guy Henry
TV Actor
Born October 17, 1960

Pino Palladino
Bassist
Born October 17, 1957