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"A Boy Without a Girl" is a song written by Sid Jacobson and Ruth Sexton and performed by
Frankie Avalon Francis Thomas Avallone (born September 18, 1940), better known as Frankie Avalon, is an American actor, singer, and former teen idol. He had 31 charting U.S. ''Billboard'' singles from 1958 to late 1962, including number one hits, "Venus" an ...
. The song reached #10 on the ''Billboard'' Top 100 in 1959.  It was performed by Avalon in the 1964 film, '' Muscle Beach Party''. The song was arranged by Peter De Angelis. The song was ranked No. 82 on '' Billboard'' magazine's '' Top Hot 100'' songs of
1959 Events January * January 1 - Cuba: Fulgencio Batista flees Havana when the forces of Fidel Castro advance. * January 2 - Lunar probe Luna 1 was the first man-made object to attain escape velocity from Earth. It reached the vicinity of E ...
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Terry Dene Terry Dene (born Terence Williams, 20 December 1938) is a British rock music singer popular in the late 1950s and early 60s. He had three Top Twenty hits between June 1957 and May 1958. Career Dene was born in Lancaster Street, Elephant & Ca ...
released a version as a single in the
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in August 1959. * Jimmy Crawford released a version as a single in the United Kingdom in May 1962. *
Ronnie Hilton Ronnie Hilton (born Adrian Hill; 26 January 1926 – 21 February 2001) was an English singer and radio presenter. According to his obituary in ''The Guardian'' newspaper, "For a time Hilton was a star – strictly for home consumption – with ...
released a version as the B-side to his single "Rocky Old Boat" in the United Kingdom in December 1965.


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