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

Saturday Night Fish Fry (Parts I & II) by Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five

#1 R&B song

Saturday Night Fish Fry (Parts I & II)

Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five

Mule Train by Frankie Laine and the Muleskinners

#1 song

Mule Train

Frankie Laine and the Muleskinners

Notable December 17 Birthdays
Born in the 1940s

Paul Butterfield

Blues Harmonica Player

Born December 17, 1942

Jack L. Chalker

Science Fiction and Fantasy Author

Born December 17, 1944

Ernie Hudson

Actor

Born December 17, 1945

Eugene Levy

Actor and Comedian

Born December 17, 1946

Jim Bonfanti

Drummer

Born December 17, 1948

Chris Matthews

News Anchor

Born December 17, 1945