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

Jack You’re Dead By Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five

Other #1 songs on August 17, 1947

#1 Hit Song

Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette)
Tex Williams

#1 Country Song

Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette)
Tex Williams 's Western Caravan

Notable August 17 birthdays in the 1940s

Lady Colin Campbell
Non-Fiction Author
Born August 17, 1949
Robert De Niro
Movie Actor
Born August 17, 1943
Boog Powell
Baseball Player
Born August 17, 1941
Shabnam
Movie Actress
Born August 17, 1942
Rod Macdonald
Folk Singer
Born August 17, 1948
Sharat Saxena
Movie Actor
Born August 17, 1950
Shane Briant
TV Actor
Born August 17, 1946
Larry Ellison
Entrepreneur
Born August 17, 1944