The #1 R&B song on January 17, 1948

(Opportunity Knocks But Once) Snatch and Grab It By Julia Lee and Her Boy Friends

Other #1 songs on January 17, 1948

#1 Hit Song

Ballerina
Vaughn Monroe

#1 Country Song

I'll Hold You in My Heart (Till I Can Hold You in My Arms)
Eddy Arnold and his Tennessee Plowboys

Notable January 17 birthdays in the 1940s

Francoise Hardy
Pop Singer
Born January 17, 1944

Debbie Watson
TV Actress
Born January 17, 1949

Chris Montez
Pop Singer
Born January 17, 1943

Javed Akhtar
Screenwriter
Born January 17, 1945

Jane Elliot
Soap Opera Actress
Born January 17, 1947

Ita Buttrose
Entrepreneur
Born January 17, 1942

Lounis Ait Menguellet
World Music Singer
Born January 17, 1950