The #1 song on January 17, 1947

The Old Lamp-Lighter By Sammy Kaye

Other #1 songs on January 17, 1947

#1 R&B Song

Ain't Nobody Here but Us Chickens
Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five

#1 Country Song

Rainbow at Midnight
Ernest Tubb

Notable January 17 birthdays in the 1940s

Ita Buttrose
Entrepreneur
Born January 17, 1942

Anne Queffelec
Pianist
Born January 17, 1948

Indio Solari
Rock Singer
Born January 17, 1949

Chris Montez
Pop Singer
Born January 17, 1943

Preston Pearson
Football Player
Born January 17, 1945

Francoise Hardy
Pop Singer
Born January 17, 1944

Lounis Ait Menguellet
World Music Singer
Born January 17, 1950