The #1 song on July 17, 1947
By The Harmonicats
Other #1 songs on July 17, 1947Across genres and charts
#1 country song
Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette)
Tex Williams
#1 R&B song
Jack You're Dead
Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five
Notable July 17 BirthdaysBorn in the 1940s
Verne Lundquist
Sportscaster
Born July 17, 1940
Daryle Lamonica
Football Player
Born July 17, 1941
Gale Garnett
Singer
Born July 17, 1942
LaVyrle Spencer
Writer of Historical Romances
Born July 17, 1943
Chris Crutcher
Novelist and Family Therapist
Born July 17, 1946
Ron Asheton
Rock Musician
Born July 17, 1948
Charley Steiner
Sportscaster and Journalist
Born July 17, 1949
Connie Hawkins
Basketball Player
Don Kessinger
Baseball Player and Manager