The #1 song on June 17, 1948

Nature Boy By King Cole

Other #1 songs on June 17, 1948

#1 R&B Song

Good Rockin' Tonight
Wynonie Harris

#1 Country Song

Bouquet of Roses
Eddy Arnold and his Tennessee Plowboys

Notable June 17 birthdays in the 1940s

Ron Padgett
Poet
Born June 17, 1942
William Lucking
TV Actor
Born June 17, 1941
Ruben Rada
Composer
Born June 17, 1943
Chris Spedding
Guitarist
Born June 17, 1944
Russell Smith
Country Singer
Born June 17, 1949
Lee Tamahori
Director
Born June 17, 1950
Frank Ashmore
TV Actor
Born June 17, 1945