The #1 song on July 17, 1947

Peg o' My Heart By The Harmonicats

Other #1 songs on July 17, 1947

#1 R&B Song

Jack You’re Dead
Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five

#1 Country Song

Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette)
Tex Williams 's Western Caravan

Notable July 17 birthdays in the 1940s

Vincent Browne
TV Show Host
Born July 17, 1944

Don Kessinger
Baseball Player
Born July 17, 1942

Chico Freeman
Saxophonist
Born July 17, 1949

Wayne Sleep
Dancer
Born July 17, 1948

P Bharathiraja
Director
Born July 17, 1941

Lalitha Lenin
Poet
Born July 17, 1946

PJ Soles
Movie Actress
Born July 17, 1950