The #1 R&B song on July 17, 1956

Fever By Little Willie John

Other #1 songs on July 17, 1956

#1 Hit Song

The Wayward Wind
Gogi Grant

UK #1 Song

Why Do Fools Fall in Love
Frankie Lymon and The Teenagers

#1 Country Song

I Walk the Line
Johnny Cash

Notable July 17 birthdays in the 1950s

Therese Rein
Entrepreneur
Born July 17, 1958
Joseph Michael Straczynski
Screenwriter
Born July 17, 1954
Sean Hepburn Ferrer
Film Producer
Born July 17, 1960
Thomas Carter
Director
Born July 17, 1953
Robert R. McCammon
Novelist
Born July 17, 1952
Margaret Becker
Rock Singer
Born July 17, 1959
Daniel Siegel
Doctor
Born July 17, 1957