Ben Raleigh

Ben Raleigh (June 16, 1913, New York – February 26, 1997, Hollywood) was an American lyricist and composer responsible for a number of major hits, including "Dungaree Doll", "Wonderful! Wonderful!", "Hold on Girl", "She's a Fool", "I Don't Wanna Be a Loser", "Laughing on the Outside (Crying on the Inside)", “Love is a Hurtin' Thing”, “Tell Laura I Love Her” and "That's How Heartaches Are Made". His songs were recorded by artists such as Eddie Fisher, Nat King Cole, Johnny Mathis, Aretha Franklin, Bobby Darin, The Monkees, Dinah Shore, Lesley Gore, Ray Peterson and Lou Rawls. "Tell Laura I Love Her" reached No.1 in the United Kingdom in 1960. "Laughing on the Outside (Crying on the Inside)" peaked at No.3 in the United States in 1946. Raleigh composed the theme song, "Rango", with Earle Hagen for the 1967 ABC situation comedy Rango . He also composed the theme song to Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! with David Mook. Hanna-Barbera attempted to buy him out, but he declined and chose to take a royalty instead. Raleigh was killed in a kitchen fire in his home in Los Angeles, California, in 1997.

Birth and Death Data: Born June 16, 1913 (New York City), Died February 26, 1997 (Hollywood)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1940 - 1953

Roles Represented in DAHR: lyricist, songwriter, composer

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	BS-053493	10-in.	9/25/1940	You walk by	Blue Barron ; Russ Carlyle	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BS-053518	10-in.	10/7/1940	You walk by	Wayne King Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BS-057054	10-in.	10/29/1940	You walk by	Kenny Baker	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	BS-065690	10-in.	6/9/1941	Wasn't it you?	Dick Todd	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	lyricist
Victor	BS-065994	10-in.	6/18/1941	Wasn't it you?	Tommy Ryan ; Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BS-066104	10-in.	6/11/1941	Wasn't it you?	Bob Carroll ; Charlie Barnet Orchestra ; The Quintones	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and vocal ensemble	lyricist
Victor	E1VB-0912	10-in.	1/27/1951	A hundred ways to break a heart	Eddie Marshall ; Trail Dusters	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	composer
Victor	E3FB-2700	10-in.	12/14/1953	El baion	Orquesta Tito Rodriguez	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet	songwriter
Victor	D6VB-1369	10-in.	3/22/1946	Laughing on the outside, crying on the inside	Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye ; Billy Williams [1913-2001]	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	lyricist
Victor	D6VB-3124	10-in.	10/19/1946	The more I go out with somebody else	Betty Hutton	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	lyricist
Victor	D9VB-0165	10-in.	2/1/1949	You're so understanding	Ray Dorey ; Larry Green Orchestra	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	songwriter
Victor	D9AB-2178	10-in.	8/18/1949	You're so understanding	Harry Prime ; Ralph Flanagan Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Raleigh, Ben," accessed November 21, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/109543.

Raleigh, Ben. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/109543.

"Raleigh, Ben." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 21 November 2024.