August 17
- 1933: Birth of Mark Dinning (+1986)
- 1939: Birth of Luther Allison (+1997)
- 1944: Birth of John "The Chief" Seiter member of Spanky and Our Gang
- 1947: Birth of Gary Talley member of The Box Tops
- 1949: Birth of Sib Hashian (John Thomas Hashian) member of Boston and RTZ
- 1966: recording of Stop, Stop, Stop - The Hollies
- 1973: Death of Paul Williams (°1939) member of The Temptations