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

Straighten Up and Fly Right By King Cole Trio

Other #1 songs on June 17, 1944

#1 Hit Song

I'll Get By (As Long as I Have You)
Harry James

#1 Country Song

Straighten Up and Fly Right
The King Cole Trio

Notable June 17 birthdays in the 1940s

Lee Tamahori
Director
Born June 17, 1950

Ishrat Hussain
Economist
Born June 17, 1941

Russell Smith
Country Singer
Born June 17, 1949

Burt Rutan
Engineer
Born June 17, 1943

Eddy Merckx
Cyclist
Born June 17, 1945

Sho Kosugi
Movie Actor
Born June 17, 1948

Ron Padgett
Poet
Born June 17, 1942