Other #1 songs on February 17, 1956
Across genres and charts

#1 country song

Sixteen Tons

Tennessee Ernie Ford

#1 R&B song

The Great Pretender

The Platters

#1 song

Rock and Roll Waltz

Kay Starr with Hugo Winterhalter 's Orchestra and Chorus

Notable February 17 Birthdays
Born in the 1950s

Becky Ann Baker

Actress

Born February 17, 1953

Lou Ann Barton

Blues Singer

Born February 17, 1954

Richard Karn

Actor

Born February 17, 1956

Loreena McKennitt

Musician

Born February 17, 1957

Rowdy Gaines

Swimmer

Born February 17, 1959

Rene Russo

Actress and Model

Born February 17, 1954