The #1 song on November 17, 1948

Buttons and Bows By Dinah Shore

Other #1 songs on November 17, 1948

#1 R&B Song

Blues After Hours
Pee Wee Crayton

#1 Country Song

Bouquet of Roses
Eddy Arnold, the Tennessee Plowboy, and his Guitar

Notable November 17 birthdays in the 1940s

Danny DeVito
Movie Actor
Born November 17, 1944

Will Vinton
Film Producer
Born November 17, 1947

Elvin Hayes
Basketball Player
Born November 17, 1945

Martin Barre
Guitarist
Born November 17, 1946

Martin Scorsese
Director
Born November 17, 1942

Roland Matthes
Swimmer
Born November 17, 1950