The #1 song on October 17, 1948

Twelfth Street Rag By Pee Wee Hunt

Other #1 songs on October 17, 1948

#1 R&B Song

Am I Asking Too Much
Dinah Washington

#1 Country Song

Just a Little Lovin' (Will Go a Long Way)
Eddy Arnold and his Tennessee Plowboys

Notable October 17 birthdays in the 1940s

Gary Puckett
Pop Singer
Born October 17, 1942

Richard Nelson
Playwright
Born October 17, 1950

Nick Tosches
Non-Fiction Author
Born October 17, 1949

Victor Tretiakov
Violinist
Born October 17, 1946

Earl Thomas Conley
Country Singer
Born October 17, 1941

Ronn Owens
Radio Host
Born October 17, 1945

Michael McKean
TV Actor
Born October 17, 1947