Other #1 songs on September 17, 1949
Across genres and charts

#1 country song

Lovesick Blues

Hank Williams with his Drifting Cowboys

#1 R&B song

Tell Me So

The Orioles

Notable September 17 Birthdays
Born in the 1940s

Bob Matsui

Politician

Born September 17, 1941

Robert Graysmith

Writer

Born September 17, 1942

Les Emmerson

Musical Artist

Born September 17, 1944

David Emerson

Businessman and Politician

Born September 17, 1945

Gail Carson Levine

Writer

Born September 17, 1947

John Ritter

Actor

Born September 17, 1948

Ron Stevens

Politician

Born September 17, 1949

Lupe Ontiveros

Actress

Born September 17, 1942

Jean Taylor

Mathematician

Born September 17, 1944