The #1 R&B song on January 17, 1943

What's the Use of Getting Sober (When You Gonna Get Drunk Again) By Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five

Other #1 songs on January 17, 1943

#1 Hit Song

There Are Such Things
Tommy Dorsey

Notable January 17 birthdays in the 1940s

Jane Elliot
Soap Opera Actress
Born January 17, 1947

Mick Taylor
Guitarist
Born January 17, 1949

Anne Queffelec
Pianist
Born January 17, 1948

Francoise Hardy
Pop Singer
Born January 17, 1944

Lounis Ait Menguellet
World Music Singer
Born January 17, 1950

Preston Pearson
Football Player
Born January 17, 1945

Ita Buttrose
Entrepreneur
Born January 17, 1942