"Lonely Blue Boy"
Single by Conway Twitty
from the album Lonely Blue Boy
B-side"Star Spangled Heaven"
ReleasedDecember 1959 (1959-12)
GenreRockabilly
Length2:12
LabelMGM
Songwriter(s)Ben Weisman, Fred Wise
Conway Twitty singles chronology
"Danny Boy"
(1959) 		"Lonely Blue Boy"
(1959) 		"What Am I Living For"
(1960)

"Lonely Blue Boy" (originally entitled "Danny" and sung by Elvis Presley) is a song written by Ben Weisman and Fred Wise and performed by Conway Twitty. It reached #6 on the U.S. pop chart and #27 on the U.S. R&B chart in 1960.[1] It was featured on his 1960 album Lonely Blue Boy.[2]

The song ranked #38 on Billboard magazine's Top 100 singles of 1960.[3]

Other versions

In popular culture

References

  1. ^ "Conway Twitty, "Lonely Blue Boy" Chart Positions". Retrieved February 22, 2019.
  2. ^ "Conway Twitty, Lonely Blue Boy". Discogs. 1960. Retrieved February 22, 2019.
  3. ^ "Billboard Top 100 - 1960". Archived from the original on January 2, 2014. Retrieved February 22, 2019.
  4. ^ "Cliff Richard and The Drifters, Cliff". Discogs. Retrieved February 22, 2019.
  5. ^ "Marty Wilde, "A Teenager in Love" Single Release". Discogs. May 1959. Retrieved February 22, 2019.
  6. ^ "Vince Eager, "Lonely Blue Boy" Single Release". Discogs. 1960. Retrieved February 22, 2019.
  7. ^ "Graham Bonnet, Graham Bonnet". Discogs. 1977. Retrieved February 22, 2019.
  8. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 42. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  9. ^ "Billy Hancock with The Tennessee Rockets, "Redskin Rock 'N Roll" Single Release". Retrieved February 22, 2019.
  10. ^ "Shakin' Stevens, Marie Marie". Discogs. 17 October 1980. Retrieved February 22, 2019.
  11. ^ "The Spiders, Rock & Roll Renaissance". AllMusic. Retrieved February 22, 2019.
  12. ^ "Elvis Costello and the Attractions, Blood & Chocolate". Discogs. Retrieved February 22, 2019.
  13. ^ "Bill Wyman's Rhythm Kings, Double Bill". Discogs. Retrieved February 22, 2019.
  14. ^ "The Beat Farmers, Live at the Spring Valley Inn, 1983". Discogs. Retrieved February 22, 2019.
  15. ^ "Dale Watson, Under the Influence". AllMusic. Retrieved February 22, 2019.


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