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

King Size Papa By Julia Lee and Her Boy Friends

Other #1 songs on April 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 April 17 birthdays in the 1940s

Sogyal Rinpoche
Teacher
Born April 17, 1947

Brian Miller
TV Actor
Born April 17, 1941

Buster Williams
Bassist
Born April 17, 1942

Kevin Porter
Basketball Player
Born April 17, 1950

Fernando Llort
Painter
Born April 17, 1949