The #1 song on May 17, 1949

(Ghost) Riders in the Sky: A Cowboy Legend By Vaughn Monroe

Other #1 songs on May 17, 1949

#1 R&B Song

The Huckle-Buck
Paul Williams and His Hucklebuckers

#1 Country Song

Don't Rob Another Man's Castle
Eddy Arnold, the Tennessee Plowboy, and his Guitar

Notable May 17 birthdays in the 1940s

Dick Gaughan
Folk Singer
Born May 17, 1948
Al White
Movie Actor
Born May 17, 1942
BS Chandrasekhar
Cricket Player
Born May 17, 1945
Lyn Hejinian
Poet
Born May 17, 1941
Halima Xudoyberdiyeva
Poet
Born May 17, 1947
Udo Lindenberg
Rock Singer
Born May 17, 1946