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

Trouble Blues By The Charles Brown Trio

Other #1 songs on July 17, 1949

#1 Hit Song

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

#1 Country Song

One Kiss Too Many
Eddy Arnold, the Tennessee Plowboy, and his Guitar

Notable July 17 birthdays in the 1940s

PJ Soles
Movie Actress
Born July 17, 1950
Peter Sissons
News Anchor
Born July 17, 1942
Abraham Laboriel Sr.
Bassist
Born July 17, 1947
Paula Shaw
Movie Actress
Born July 17, 1941
Ronnie Von
Rock Singer
Born July 17, 1944
Wayne Sleep
Dancer
Born July 17, 1948
Alun Armstrong
Movie Actor
Born July 17, 1946