The #1 song on May 17, 1947

Heartaches By Ted Weems

Other #1 songs on May 17, 1947

#1 R&B Song

I Want to Be Loved
Savannah Churchill and the Sentimentalists

#1 Country Song

New Jolie Blonde (New Pretty Blonde)
Red Foley and the Cumberland Valley Boys

Notable May 17 birthdays in the 1940s

Jim Gardner
Journalist
Born May 17, 1948
BS Chandrasekhar
Cricket Player
Born May 17, 1945
Earl Hebner
Referee
Born May 17, 1949
Lyn Hejinian
Poet
Born May 17, 1941
Taj Mahal
Blues Singer
Born May 17, 1942
Udo Lindenberg
Rock Singer
Born May 17, 1946