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

King Size Papa By Julia Lee and Her Boy Friends

Other #1 songs on March 17, 1948

#1 Hit Song

Manana (Is Soon Enough For Me)
Peggy Lee

#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 March 17 birthdays in the 1940s

Darrell Basham
Race Car Driver
Born March 17, 1949
Jackson Davies
TV Actor
Born March 17, 1950
Jeff Banks
Fashion Designer
Born March 17, 1943
Gerd Ludwig
Photographer
Born March 17, 1947
John Lill
Pianist
Born March 17, 1944