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

Hey! Ba-Ba-Re-Bop By Lionel Hampton and his Orchestra

Other #1 songs on June 17, 1946

#1 Hit Song

The Gypsy
The Ink Spots

#1 Country Song

New Spanish Two Step
Bob Wills

Notable June 17 birthdays in the 1940s

Ron Padgett
Poet
Born June 17, 1942
Burt Rutan
Engineer
Born June 17, 1943
Chris Spedding
Guitarist
Born June 17, 1944
Russell Smith
Country Singer
Born June 17, 1949
Sho Kosugi
Movie Actor
Born June 17, 1948
Frank Ashmore
TV Actor
Born June 17, 1945
William Lucking
TV Actor
Born June 17, 1941