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

Boogie Woogie Blue Plate By Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five

Other #1 songs on October 17, 1947

#1 Hit Song

Near You
Francis Craig

#1 Country Song

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

Notable October 17 birthdays in the 1940s

Richard Nelson
Playwright
Born October 17, 1950

Gary Zukav
Novelist
Born October 17, 1942

George Wendt
TV Actor
Born October 17, 1948

Earl Thomas Conley
Country Singer
Born October 17, 1941

Bill Hudson
Pop Singer
Born October 17, 1949

Graca Machel
Political Wife
Born October 17, 1945

Victor Tretiakov
Violinist
Born October 17, 1946