The #1 R&B song on May 17, 1949

The Huckle-Buck By Paul Williams and His Hucklebuckers

Other #1 songs on May 17, 1949

#1 Hit Song

(Ghost) Riders in the Sky: A Cowboy Legend
Vaughn Monroe

#1 Country Song

Don't Rob Another Man's Castle
Eddy Arnold, the Tennessee Plowboy, and his Guitar

Notable May 17 birthdays in the 1940s

BS Chandrasekhar
Cricket Player
Born May 17, 1945

Halima Xudoyberdiyeva
Poet
Born May 17, 1947

Carlos May
Baseball Player
Born May 17, 1948

Taj Mahal
Blues Singer
Born May 17, 1942

Grace Zabriskie
TV Actress
Born May 17, 1941

Udo Lindenberg
Rock Singer
Born May 17, 1946