The #1 R&B song on April 17, 1951

Black Night By Charles Brown

Other #1 songs on April 17, 1951

#1 Hit Song

How High the Moon
Les Paul and Mary Ford

#1 Country Song

Rhumba Boogie
Hank Snow

Notable April 17 birthdays in the 1950s

Wali Tasar Uddin
Entrepreneur
Born April 17, 1952
Pete Shelley
Punk Singer
Born April 17, 1955
Michael Sembello
Guitarist
Born April 17, 1954
Linda Martin
Pop Singer
Born April 17, 1953
Nick Hornby
Novelist
Born April 17, 1957
Agnes-Nicole Winter
TV Actress
Born April 17, 1956
L Scott Caldwell
TV Actress
Born April 17, 1950