The #1 song on July 17, 1958

The Purple People Eater By Sheb Wooley

Other #1 songs on July 17, 1958

UK #1 Song

All I Have to Do Is Dream / Claudette
The Everly Brothers

#1 R&B Song

Yakety Yak
The Coasters

#1 Country Song

Guess Things Happen That Way
Johnny Cash

Notable July 17 birthdays in the 1950s

Lucie Arnaz
Movie Actress
Born July 17, 1951
Jay Caufield
Hockey Player
Born July 17, 1960
Zarina Wahab
Movie Actress
Born July 17, 1959
Daniel Siegel
Doctor
Born July 17, 1957
J. Michael Straczynski
TV Producer
Born July 17, 1954
Margot Rose
TV Actress
Born July 17, 1956
Thomas Carter
Director
Born July 17, 1953
Robert R. McCammon
Novelist
Born July 17, 1952