Other #1 songs on March 17, 1947
Across genres and charts

So Round, So Firm, So Fully Packed by Merle Travis

#1 country song

So Round, So Firm, So Fully Packed

Merle Travis

Heartaches by Ted Weems and His Orchestra with Elmo Tanner

#1 song

Heartaches

Ted Weems and His Orchestra with Elmo Tanner

Notable March 17 Birthdays
Born in the 1940s

Mark White

Politician

Born March 17, 1940

Paul Kantner

Rock Musician

Born March 17, 1941

John Wayne Gacy

Serial Killer

Born March 17, 1942

Andrew Brook

Philosopher, Author and Academic

Born March 17, 1943

Cito Gaston

Baseball Player and Manager

Born March 17, 1944

Michael Hayden

General

Born March 17, 1945

William Gibson

Speculative Fiction Novelist

Born March 17, 1948