The #1 song on December 17, 1946

Ole Buttermilk Sky By Kay Kyser

Other #1 songs on December 17, 1946

#1 R&B Song

Choo Choo Ch'Boogie
Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five

#1 Country Song

Divorce Me C.O.D.
Merle Travis

Notable December 17 birthdays in the 1940s

Beth Levin
Pianist
Born December 17, 1950

Jacqueline Wilson
Children's Author
Born December 17, 1945

Robert Dornhelm
Director
Born December 17, 1947

Carlo Croce
Doctor
Born December 17, 1944

Stanley Stewart Davis
Pharmacologist
Born December 17, 1942

Avi Katz
Cartoonist
Born December 17, 1949