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Peterson, Ray, 1939-2005

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Personal name headingPeterson, Ray, 1939-2005
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Associated countryUnited States
Birth date19390423
Death date20050125
Place of birthDenton (Tex.)
Place of deathSmyrna (Rutherford County, Tenn.)
Field of activityPopular music
Singing
AffiliationRCA Victor Records
Dunes Records
Rockabilly Hall of Fame
Profession or occupationSingers
Found inHits of the sixties [SR] p1977: label (Ray Peterson)
New York times, Jan. 29, 2005 (Ray Peterson, 65, singer; d. Jan. 25, 2005, Smyrna, Tenn.; b. Denton, Tex.)
Wikipedia WWW site, May 19, 2005 (under Ray Peterson: Ray A. Peterson; b. Apr. 23, 1935, Denton, Tex.; d. Jan. 25, 2005, Smyrna, Tenn.; American pop music singer); viewed March 14, 2014 (Ray Peterson; Ray T. Peterson; born April 23, 1939 in Denton, Texas; died January 25, 2005 in Smyrna, Tennessee; American pop singer; moved to Los Angeles, California, where he signed to a recording contract by RCA Victor Records in 1958; in 1960 created his own record label with his manager Stan Shulman called Dunes Records; was inducted into the Rockabilly Hall of Fame)