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

Choo Choo Ch'Boogie By Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five

Other #1 songs on October 17, 1946

#1 Hit Song

Rumors Are Flying
Frankie Carle

#1 Country Song

Wine Women and Song
Al Dexter

Notable October 17 birthdays in the 1940s

George Wendt
TV Actor
Born October 17, 1948

Simi Garewal
Movie Actress
Born October 17, 1947

Gary Zukav
Novelist
Born October 17, 1942

Bill Hudson
Pop Singer
Born October 17, 1949

Thomas Kopache
TV Actor
Born October 17, 1945

Richard Nelson
Playwright
Born October 17, 1950

Earl Thomas Conley
Country Singer
Born October 17, 1941