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

Sixty Minute Man By The Dominoes

Other #1 songs on August 17, 1951

#1 Hit Song

Come on-a My House
Rosemary Clooney

#1 Country Song

I Want to Play House With You
Eddy Arnold

Notable August 17 birthdays in the 1950s

Andrea Joyce
Sportscaster
Born August 17, 1954
Sharat Saxena
Movie Actor
Born August 17, 1950
Kathryn Thornton
Astronaut
Born August 17, 1952
Herta Muller
Novelist
Born August 17, 1953
Lisa Coleman
Composer
Born August 17, 1960
Alen Islamovic
Metal Singer
Born August 17, 1957
Belinda Carlisle
Pop Singer
Born August 17, 1958
Kevin Welch
Country Singer
Born August 17, 1955