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

Gee, Baby, Ain't I Good to You By King Cole Trio

Other #1 songs on October 17, 1944

#1 Hit Song

You Always Hurt the One You Love
Mills Brothers

#1 Country Song

Smoke on the Water
Red Foley

Notable October 17 birthdays in the 1940s

Bill Hudson
Pop Singer
Born October 17, 1949
Gary Puckett
Pop Singer
Born October 17, 1942
Simi Garewal
Movie Actress
Born October 17, 1947
Wally Lamb
Novelist
Born October 17, 1950
Earl Thomas Conley
Country Singer
Born October 17, 1941
Cameron Mackintosh
Music Producer
Born October 17, 1946
George Wendt
TV Actor
Born October 17, 1948
Ronn Owens
Radio Host
Born October 17, 1945