The #1 song on April 17, 1948

Manana (Is Soon Enough For Me) By Peggy Lee

Other #1 songs on April 17, 1948

#1 R&B Song

King Size Papa
Julia Lee and Her Boy Friends

#1 Country Song

I'll Hold You in My Heart (Till I Can Hold You in My Arms)
Eddy Arnold and his Tennessee Plowboys

Notable April 17 birthdays in the 1940s

Kevin Porter
Basketball Player
Born April 17, 1950

Brian Miller
TV Actor
Born April 17, 1941

Buster Williams
Bassist
Born April 17, 1942

Fernando Llort
Painter
Born April 17, 1949

Sogyal Rinpoche
Teacher
Born April 17, 1947