The #1 R&B song on January 17, 1946

Buzz Me By Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five

Other #1 songs on January 17, 1946

#1 Hit Song

I Can't Begin to Tell You
Bing Crosby and Carmen Cavallaro

#1 Country Song

You Will Have to Pay
Tex Ritter

Notable January 17 birthdays in the 1940s

Chris Montez
Pop Singer
Born January 17, 1943

Lounis Ait Menguellet
World Music Singer
Born January 17, 1950

Indio Solari
Rock Singer
Born January 17, 1949

Eddie Gray
Soccer Player
Born January 17, 1948

Preston Pearson
Football Player
Born January 17, 1945

Ita Buttrose
Entrepreneur
Born January 17, 1942

Jane Elliot
Soap Opera Actress
Born January 17, 1947