The #1 R&B song on April 17, 1944

Main Stem By Duke Ellington and his Famous Orchestra

Other #1 songs on April 17, 1944

#1 Hit Song

It's Love-Love-Love
Guy Lombardo

#1 Country Song

So Long Pal
Al Dexter

Notable April 17 birthdays in the 1940s

Buster Williams
Bassist
Born April 17, 1942
Brian Miller
TV Actor
Born April 17, 1941
L Scott Caldwell
TV Actress
Born April 17, 1950
Charles Frank
TV Actor
Born April 17, 1947
Fernando Llort
Painter
Born April 17, 1949
Jan Hammer
Composer
Born April 17, 1948