Other #1 songs on October 17, 1948
Across genres and charts

#1 country song

Just a Little Lovin' (Will Go a Long Way)

Eddy Arnold and his Tennessee Plowboys

#1 R&B song

Late Freight

Sonny Thompson Quintet

Notable October 17 Birthdays
Born in the 1940s

Stephen Kovacevich

Classical Pianist and Conductor

Born October 17, 1940

Earl Thomas Conley

Country Music Singer-Songwriter

Born October 17, 1941

Steve Jones

Basketball Player

Born October 17, 1942

Ronni Chasen

Publicist

Born October 17, 1946

Gene Green

Politician

Born October 17, 1947

Robert Jordan

Fantasy Writer

Born October 17, 1948

Bill Hudson

Musician and Actor

Born October 17, 1949

Paul Ellison

Musician

Born October 17, 1941

Jim Seals

Soft Rock Duo

Born October 17, 1941