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

Till Then By The Mills Brothers

Other #1 songs on August 17, 1944

#1 Hit Song

Swinging on a Star
Bing Crosby

#1 Country Song

Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby
Louis Jordan

Notable August 17 birthdays in the 1940s

Jennifer Rhodes
TV Actress
Born August 17, 1947
John Humphrys
Journalist
Born August 17, 1943
Kent Twitchell
Painter
Born August 17, 1942
Lady Colin Campbell
Non-Fiction Author
Born August 17, 1949
Rod Macdonald
Folk Singer
Born August 17, 1948
Sharat Saxena
Movie Actor
Born August 17, 1950
Boog Powell
Baseball Player
Born August 17, 1941
Shane Briant
TV Actor
Born August 17, 1946