The #1 song on December 17, 1949

Mule Train By Frankie Laine

Other #1 songs on December 17, 1949

#1 R&B Song

Saturday Night Fish Fry
Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five

#1 Country Song

Slipping Around
Margaret Whiting and Jimmy Wakely

Notable December 17 birthdays in the 1940s

Dennis McKenna
Pharmacologist
Born December 17, 1950

Ernie Hudson
Movie Actor
Born December 17, 1945

Simon Bates
Radio Host
Born December 17, 1946

Wes Studi
Movie Actor
Born December 17, 1947

Bernard Hill
Movie Actor
Born December 17, 1944

Stanley Stewart Davis
Pharmacologist
Born December 17, 1942