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

New Jolie Blonde (New Pretty Blonde) by Red Foley

#1 country song

New Jolie Blonde (New Pretty Blonde)

Red Foley

I Want to Be Loved by Savannah Churchill and the Sentimentalists

#1 R&B song

I Want to Be Loved

Savannah Churchill and the Sentimentalists

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