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neighborhood, a young girl with a dirty face and wearing ragged clothes approached Gaudio's automobile. When he reached into his wallet to pay her, he found that none of the notes were smaller than $ 10. He gave the girl a $ 10 bill. (Some accounts indicate that it was a $ 5 bill.) "The image of her
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on July 18, 1964, and remained on top for two weeks. The song was also a No. 1 hit in Canada, and reached No. 2 in the UK and No. 4 in
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stuck in my head until I wrote 'Rag Doll'", Gaudio recalled in a 2009 interview.
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ranked "Rag Doll" at No. 401 on his list compiled in the book
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The Very Best of
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recorded the
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973:. Retrieved June 22, 2017.
779:. June 13, 1964. p. 12
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