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

Bouquet of Roses by Eddy Arnold and his Tennessee Plowboys

#1 country song

Bouquet of Roses

Eddy Arnold and his Tennessee Plowboys

You Call Everybody Darlin by Al Trace and His New Orchestra with Bob Vincent

#1 song

You Call Everybody Darlin

Al Trace and His New Orchestra with Bob Vincent

Notable August 17 Birthdays
Born in the 1940s

Boog Powell

Baseball Player

Born August 17, 1941

Robert De Niro

Actor

Born August 17, 1943

Larry Ellison

Businessman

Born August 17, 1944

Rachel Pollack

Writer

Born August 17, 1945

Martha Coolidge

Filmmaker

Born August 17, 1946

Gary Talley

Songwriter

Born August 17, 1947

Norm Coleman

Lobbyist, Attorney, and Politician

Born August 17, 1949

Dave "Snaker" Ray

Blues Singer and Guitarist

Born August 17, 1943

Sue Draheim

Fiddler

Born August 17, 1949

Sib Hashian

Drummer

Born August 17, 1949