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

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

Other #1 songs on December 17, 1946

#1 Hit Song

Ole Buttermilk Sky
Kay Kyser

#1 Country Song

Divorce Me C.O.D.
Merle Travis

Notable December 17 birthdays in the 1940s

Beth Levin
Pianist
Born December 17, 1950

Robert Dornhelm
Director
Born December 17, 1947

Carlo Croce
Doctor
Born December 17, 1944

Jacqueline Wilson
Children's Author
Born December 17, 1945

Stanley Stewart Davis
Pharmacologist
Born December 17, 1942

Paul Rodgers
Rock Singer
Born December 17, 1949