Lonely Blue Boy (song)

"Lonely Blue Boy" (originally entitled "Danny" and sung by Elvis Presley) is a song written by Ben Weisman and Fred Wise. The song was earmarked originally for the soundtrack to Presley's 1958 film King Creole. For some reason, it was not used in the film. Singer Conway Twitty picked up on the song recorded it and changed the title to "Lonely Blue Boy". It reached #6 on the U.S. pop chart and #27 on the U.S. R&B chart in 1960. It was featured on his 1960 album Lonely Blue Boy.

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