Other #1 songs on May 17, 1948
Across genres and charts

Anytime by Eddy Arnold and his Tennessee Plowboys

#1 country song

Anytime

Eddy Arnold and his Tennessee Plowboys

Nature Boy by King Cole with Orchestra conducted by Frank De Vol

#1 song

Nature Boy

King Cole with Orchestra conducted by Frank De Vol

Notable May 17 Birthdays
Born in the 1940s

Alan Kay

Computer Scientist

Born May 17, 1940

David Cope

Composer and Scientist

Born May 17, 1941

Taj Mahal

Blues Musician

Born May 17, 1942

Jesse Winchester

Singer-Songwriter and Producer

Born May 17, 1944

Keith

Singer

Born May 17, 1949

Ben Nelson

Attorney and Politician

Born May 17, 1941