The #1 country song on May 17, 1951

Rhumba Boogie By Hank Snow

Other #1 songs on May 17, 1951

#1 Hit Song

How High the Moon
Les Paul and Mary Ford

#1 R&B Song

Black Night
Charles Brown

Notable May 17 birthdays in the 1950s

Sugar Ray Leonard

Born May 17, 1956
Bill Paxton

Born May 17, 1955
Howard Hampton

Born May 17, 1952
Howard Ashman

Born May 17, 1950