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Ray T. Peterson was born in Denton, Texas on April 23, 1935. [1] At the time of his death, sources gave 1939 as his year of birth. [3] As a boy he had polio. [1] Having a four-octave singing voice, Peterson moved to Los Angeles, California, where he was signed to a recording contract with RCA Victor in 1958. [1]
Peterson's version spent 15 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart peaking at No. 29, [8] while reaching No. 7 on Billboard ' s Easy Listening chart, [9] and No. 6 on Canada's CHUM Hit Parade. [10] Peterson's version of "Missing You" was ranked No. 90 on Billboard ' s end of year "Hot 100 for 1961 - Top Sides of the Year". [11]
Ray Peterson's 1960 version, produced by Phil Spector, reached number nine on the Billboard chart and number three in Canada. [12] [13] Jerry Lee Lewis included a version on his 1965 album, The Return of Rock. [14] Bill Haley & His Comets released a rock n' roll version on Decca Records on their album Bill Haley's Chicks in 1959.
"Tell Laura I Love Her" is a teenage tragedy song written by Jeff Barry and Ben Raleigh. It was a US top ten popular music hit for singer Ray Peterson in 1960 on RCA Victor Records, reaching No. 7 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. [1]
The Jesse Belvin recording reached #7 on the US Billboard R&B chart in 1956. [5] The McGuire Sisters cover, also released in 1956, reached #32 on Billboard's pop chart. [6]The Paul Anka 1968 recording reached #27 on the Billboard singles chart in a 10-week chart run in 1969.
"The Wonder of You" is a song written by Baker Knight. [1] It was originally recorded by Vince Edwards in 1958, but this recording has never been released. In an interview with a DJ from Chattanooga, Tennessee, Ray Peterson told the story of how Baker Knight confided that "The Wonder of You" was originally written as a gospel song.
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