The #1 song on May 17, 1948

Nature Boy By King Cole

Other #1 songs on May 17, 1948

#1 R&B Song

Tomorrow Night
Lonnie Johnson

#1 Country Song

Anytime
Eddy Arnold and his Tennessee Plowboys

Notable May 17 birthdays in the 1940s

BS Chandrasekhar
Cricket Player
Born May 17, 1945

Taj Mahal
Blues Singer
Born May 17, 1942

Earl Hebner
Referee
Born May 17, 1949

Halima Xudoyberdiyeva
Poet
Born May 17, 1947

Udo Lindenberg
Rock Singer
Born May 17, 1946

Grace Zabriskie
TV Actress
Born May 17, 1941