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

Don't Cry Baby By Erskine Hawkins and his Orchestra

Other #1 songs on October 17, 1943

#1 Hit Song

Sunday, Monday, or Always
Bing Crosby

Notable October 17 birthdays in the 1940s

Wally Lamb
Novelist
Born October 17, 1950
Victor Tretiakov
Violinist
Born October 17, 1946
Gary Puckett
Pop Singer
Born October 17, 1942
Simi Garewal
Movie Actress
Born October 17, 1947
Ronn Owens
Radio Host
Born October 17, 1945
Nick Tosches
Non-Fiction Author
Born October 17, 1949