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

One Has My Name (The Other Has My Heart) by Jimmy Wakely

#1 country song

One Has My Name (The Other Has My Heart)

Jimmy Wakely

Chicken Shack Boogie by Amos Milburn

#1 R&B song

Chicken Shack Boogie

Amos Milburn

Notable January 17 Birthdays
Born in the 1940s

Muhammad Ali

Boxer and Activist

Born January 17, 1942

Chris Montez

Guitarist and Vocalist

Born January 17, 1943

Jane Elliot

Actress

Born January 17, 1947