The #1 song on July 17, 1959

Lonely Boy By Paul Anka

Other #1 songs on July 17, 1959

UK #1 Song

Dream Lover
Bobby Darin

#1 R&B Song

Personality
Lloyd Price

#1 Country Song

The Battle of New Orleans
Johnny Horton

Notable July 17 birthdays in the 1950s

Therese Rein
Entrepreneur
Born July 17, 1958
Lucie Arnaz
Movie Actress
Born July 17, 1951
Dawn Upshaw
Opera Singer
Born July 17, 1960
Joseph Michael Straczynski
Screenwriter
Born July 17, 1954
Margot Rose
TV Actress
Born July 17, 1956