The #1 song on August 17, 1944

Swinging on a Star By Bing Crosby

Other #1 songs on August 17, 1944

#1 R&B Song

Till Then
The Mills Brothers

#1 Country Song

Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby
Louis Jordan

Notable August 17 birthdays in the 1940s

Rod Macdonald
Folk Singer
Born August 17, 1948
Isiah Robertson
Football Player
Born August 17, 1949
Shane Briant
TV Actor
Born August 17, 1946
Robert De Niro
Movie Actor
Born August 17, 1943
Kent Twitchell
Painter
Born August 17, 1942
Jennifer Rhodes
TV Actress
Born August 17, 1947
Boog Powell
Baseball Player
Born August 17, 1941
Sharat Saxena
Movie Actor
Born August 17, 1950