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

All She Wants to Do Is Rock By Wynonie Harris

Other #1 songs on September 17, 1949

#1 Hit Song

You're Breaking My Heart
Vic Damone

#1 Country Song

Lovesick Blues
Hank Williams with his Drifting Cowboys

Notable September 17 birthdays in the 1940s

Des Lynam
TV Show Host
Born September 17, 1942

Bruce Spence
Movie Actor
Born September 17, 1945

Reinhold Messner
Mountain Climber
Born September 17, 1944

Samuel T. Durrance
Astrologer
Born September 17, 1943

Sherrie Hewson
TV Actress
Born September 17, 1950

Gail Carson Levine
Young Adult Author
Born September 17, 1947