Ray Peterson

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Ray Peterson
RCA Victor
, Dunes Records

Ray Peterson (April 23, 1935 – January 25, 2005)[1] was an American pop singer who is best remembered for singing "Tell Laura I Love Her". He also scored numerous other hits, including "Corrine, Corrina" and "The Wonder of You".

Life and career

Ray T. Peterson was born in

UK Singles Chart for three weeks.[4][5]

In 1960, Peterson created his own

death disc, "Give Us Your Blessing",[2] but this time the record only made #70 in the Hot-100. (The later song was covered by the Shangri-Las
five years later and became a Top 30 hit.)

His last charting US-Top-30 hit was "Missing You".[10] By the mid-1960s he had become something of a phenomenon on the west coast of the United States, appearing live in numerous concerts with Keith Allison.

His performances at the Sacramento Memorial Auditorium, produced by

minister
and occasionally played the classic hits music circuit. In 1981 he released a Christian folk rock album called Highest Flight, which was also released as My Father's Place.

Peterson was inducted into the Rockabilly Hall of Fame.

Peterson died of colon cancer on January 25, 2005, in Smyrna, Tennessee, aged 69.[1] He left a widow, four sons, and three daughters.[2] For publicity reasons, he had shaved four years off his age, leading many sources to list his age as 65. He was interred in the Roselawn Memorial Gardens cemetery in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.

Discography

Singles

Year Single Chart Positions Label
US
US
AC
UK[11]
 AU
1959 "The Wonder of You" 25 - 23 9 RCA Victor
"Goodnight My Love (Pleasant Dreams)" 64 - - 63 RCA Victor
"Come and Get It" - - - 96 RCA Victor
1960 "Tell Laura I Love Her" 7 - - 7 RCA Victor
"
Answer Me
"		 - - 47 - RCA Victor
"Corinna, Corinna"
("Corrine, Corrina" in UK)		 9 - 41 10 Dunes
1961 "Sweet Little Kathy" 100 - - - Dunes
"Missing You" 29 7 - 16[A] Dunes
"I Could Have Loved You so Well" 57 - - 35 Dunes
1963 "Give Us Your Blessing" 70 - - - Dunes
1964 "The Wonder of You" 70 -- - - Dunes
1965 "Across The Street (Is a Million Miles Away)" 106 - - 16 M.G.M
1970 "Oklahoma City Times" 111 - - - UNI
  • A
    double A-side
    in Australia, backed with "You Thrill Me".

See also

  • List of San Antonio, Texas people
  • List of poliomyelitis survivors

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Biography by Jason Ankeny". AllMusic. Retrieved March 29, 2009.
  2. ^ a b c d Laing, Dave (1 February 2005). "Obituary: Ray Peterson". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
  3. ^ #7 on June 27, 1960
  4. ISBN 0-85112-250-7
    .
  5. ^ "Tell Laura I Love Her by Ray Peterson Songfacts". Songfacts.com. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
  6. ^ "RAB Hall of Fame: Ray Peterson". Rockabillyhall.com. Archived from the original on 15 January 2020. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
  7. ^ #9 on December 19, 1960; produced by Spector; cover of a 1931 Red Nichols hit
  8. ^ "Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil - Official Website - Music - Discography". Mann-weil.com. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
  9. ^ "Ray Peterson. I Could Have Loved You So Well". Billboard. Retrieved 2021-01-21.
  10. ^ #29 on June 29, 1961
  11. ISBN 1-904994-10-5
    .

External links
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