The #1 song on September 17, 1955

The Yellow Rose of Texas By Mitch Miller

Other #1 songs on September 17, 1955

UK #1 Song

Rose Marie
Slim Whitman

#1 R&B Song

Maybellene
Chuck Berry

#1 Country Song

I Don't Care
Webb Pierce

Notable September 17 birthdays in the 1950s

Charles Lawson
Soap Opera Actor
Born September 17, 1959
Wayne White
Illustrator
Born September 17, 1957
Rita Rudner
Comedian
Born September 17, 1953
Kevin Clash
Puppeteer
Born September 17, 1960
John Brady
Basketball Coach
Born September 17, 1954
Sherrie Hewson
TV Actress
Born September 17, 1950
Kermit Washington
Basketball Player
Born September 17, 1951
Brian Andreas
Painter
Born September 17, 1956