The #1 R&B song on August 17, 1952

Lawdy Miss Clawdy By Lloyd Price

Other #1 songs on August 17, 1952

#1 Hit Song

Auf Wiederseh'n Sweetheart
Vera Lynn

#1 Country Song

The Wild Side of Life
Hank Thompson

Notable August 17 birthdays in the 1950s

Belinda Carlisle
Pop Singer
Born August 17, 1958

Robert Joy
TV Actor
Born August 17, 1951

Herta Muller
Novelist
Born August 17, 1953

Anatoly Kudryavitsky
Poet
Born August 17, 1954

Alen Islamovic
Metal Singer
Born August 17, 1957

Bill Henson
Photographer
Born August 17, 1955

Sean Penn
Movie Actor
Born August 17, 1960