The #1 song on April 17, 1946

Oh! What It Seemed to Be By Frankie Carle

Other #1 songs on April 17, 1946

#1 R&B Song

Hey! Ba-Ba-Re-Bop
Lionel Hampton and his Orchestra

#1 Country Song

Guitar Polka
Al Dexter

Notable April 17 birthdays in the 1940s

Sogyal Rinpoche
Teacher
Born April 17, 1947
Brian Miller
TV Actor
Born April 17, 1941
Buster Williams
Bassist
Born April 17, 1942
L Scott Caldwell
TV Actress
Born April 17, 1950
Jan Hammer
Composer
Born April 17, 1948
Fernando Llort
Painter
Born April 17, 1949