The #1 R&B song on October 17, 1955

Maybellene By Chuck Berry

Other #1 songs on October 17, 1955

#1 Hit Song

Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing
The Four Aces

UK #1 Song

The Man from Laramie
Jimmy Young

#1 Country Song

That Do Make It Nice
Eddy Arnold

Notable October 17 birthdays in the 1950s

Vincent Van Patten
Tennis Player
Born October 17, 1957
Richard Nelson
Playwright
Born October 17, 1950
Fred Hickman
Sportscaster
Born October 17, 1956
Guy Henry
TV Actor
Born October 17, 1960
Kevin Smart
Soccer Player
Born October 17, 1958
Richard Roeper
Journalist
Born October 17, 1959
Patti Cohenour
Stage Actress
Born October 17, 1952
Susan Stroman
Choreographer
Born October 17, 1954
Ozkan Ugur
Pop Singer
Born October 17, 1953