The #1 R&B song on May 17, 1947

I Want to Be Loved By Savannah Churchill and the Sentimentalists

Other #1 songs on May 17, 1947

#1 Hit Song

Heartaches
Ted Weems

#1 Country Song

New Jolie Blonde (New Pretty Blonde)
Red Foley and the Cumberland Valley Boys

Notable May 17 birthdays in the 1940s

Jim Gardner
Journalist
Born May 17, 1948

BS Chandrasekhar
Cricket Player
Born May 17, 1945

Udo Lindenberg
Rock Singer
Born May 17, 1946

Grace Zabriskie
TV Actress
Born May 17, 1941

Earl Hebner
Referee
Born May 17, 1949

Taj Mahal
Blues Singer
Born May 17, 1942