Person

Don Raye

Don Raye (born Donald MacRae Wilhoite Jr., March 16, 1909 – January 29, 1985) was an American songwriter, best known for his songs for The Andrews Sisters such as "Beat Me Daddy, Eight to the Bar", "The House of Blue Lights", "Just for a Thrill" and "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy." The latter was co-written with Hughie Prince.

While known for such wordy novelty numbers, he also wrote the lyrics to "You…

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Artist details

Type
Person
Area
United States
Born
March 16th, 1909
Died
January 29th, 1985
Labels
Captiol Records
Last updated: August 5th, 2015·MusicBrainz

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