Don Raye
Last updated: 04.11.25
All that can presently (September 2019) be gleaned about Don Raye from sheet music covers and by internet searching is that he has 6 works published between 1940 and 1953.
Of ragtime interest is Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy (1941).
Surfers are welcome to contribute information about this composer.
Of ragtime interest is Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy (1941).
Surfers are welcome to contribute information about this composer.
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Don Raye | Biography by wikipedia.org. | |
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DAHR: Don Raye | List of 55 historic recordings from 1935 to 1951. |
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 Milkman, Keep Those Bottles QuietWords and Music by: Don Raye. Co-Author: Gene De Paul Performed by: George Murphy, Ginny Simms, Charles Winninger, Gloria DeHaven, Lena Horne, Rochester, Hazel Scott, Tommy Dorsey
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| Title | Co-Author(s) | Sequencer |
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Beat Me Daddy, Eight to the Bar (1940) | James Pitt-Payne | |
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Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy (1941) | H. Prince | James Pitt-Payne |
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Bounce Me Brother With a Solid Four (1941) | H. Prince | James Pitt-Payne |
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Cow Cow Boogie (1942) | Gene De Paul B. Carter |
James Pitt-Payne |
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He's My Guy (1942) | G. Paul | James Pitt-Payne |
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Off to See the World (1941) | G. Paul | James Pitt-Payne |
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You're a Lucky Fellow Mr. Smith (1941) | Sonny Burke H. Prince |
James Pitt-Payne |
| Title (Release Year) | Composer | Performers | Issue |
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He's My Guy (1942) | D. Raye | Betty Bradley | Victor: BS-074717 |
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Sadie Hawkins' Day (1940) | D. Raye | King Sisters | Victor: PBS-049582 |
| Title | Attribution | Instruments | Source | Remarks |
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Beat Me Daddy, Eight to the Bar (1940) | D. Raye (w&m) Eleanore Sheehy (words) H. Prince (words) Andrews Sisters (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | Sheet Music Singer |  |
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Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy (1941) | D. Raye (w&m) H. Prince (coauth.) Andrews Sisters (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | Sheet Music Singer | Pub. |
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Bounce Me Brother With a Solid Four (1941) | D. Raye (w&m) H. Prince (coauth.) Andrews Sisters (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | Sheet Music Singer | Pub. |
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Cow Cow Boogie (1942) | D. Raye (w&m) Gene De Paul (coauth.) B. Carter (coauth.) |
Piano, Voice | Sheet Music Singer | Pub. |
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He's My Guy (1942) | D. Raye (w&m) G. Paul (coauth.) H. James (perf.) Helen Forrest (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | Sheet Music Singer | Pub. |
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Off to See the World (1941) | D. Raye (w&m) G. Paul (coauth.) Bud Abbot (perf.) Lou Costello (perf.) Dick Powell (perf.) Andrews Sisters (perf.) Claire Dodd (perf.) Dick Foran (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | Sheet Music Singer | Pub. |
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You're a Lucky Fellow Mr. Smith (1941) | D. Raye (w&m) Sonny Burke (coauth.) H. Prince (coauth.) Andrews Sisters (perf.) Bud Abbott (perf.) Lou Costello (perf.) Lee Bowman (perf.) Alan Curtis (perf.) Jane Frazee (perf.) Nat Pendleton (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | Sheet Music Singer | Pub. |
This list is arranged in chronological order and contains 51 works by Don Raye.
It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys:
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(w&m)
| Title | Year | Attribution | Remarks |
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| Yodelin' Jive | 1939 | Hughie Prince (words) Andrews Sisters (perf.) Rose Blane (perf.) Bing Crosby (perf.) |
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| Beat Me Daddy, Eight to the Bar | 1940 | Eleanore Sheehy (words) Hughie Prince (words) Andrews Sisters (perf.) Woody Herman (perf.) Glenn Miller (perf.) |
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| Hit the Road (w&m) | 1940 | Hughie Prince (co-author) Vic Schoen (co-author) |
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| Rhumboogie (w&m) | 1940 | Hughie Prince (co-author) Andrews Sisters (perf.) Ritz Brothers (perf.) |
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| Sadie Hawkins' Day | 1940 | Hughie Prince (co-author) King Sisters (perf.) |
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| Scrub Me, Mama, With a Boogie Beat | 1940 | Meredith Blake (perf.) Cliff Ferre (perf.) |
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| This Is My Country (w&m) | 1940 | Al Jacobs (co-author) | |
| Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy (w&m) | 1941 | Hughie Prince (co-author) Andrews Sisters (perf.) |
Pub. |
| Bounce Me Brother With a Solid Four (w&m) | 1941 | Hughie Prince (co-author) Andrews Sisters (perf.) |
Pub. |
| Down the Road a Piece (w&m) | 1941 | Freddie Slack (perf.) | Pub. |
| Gimme Some Skin, My Friend (w&m) | 1941 | Red Mack (co-author) Gene De Paul (co-author) |
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| ⇑ Hula-Ba-Luau | 1941 | Gene De Paul (co-author) | |
| I'll Remember April (w&m) | 1941 | Gene DePaul (co-author) Pat Johnston (co-author) |
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| Mexican Jumping Beat (w&m) | 1941 | Gene De Paul (co-author) | |
| Off to See the World (w&m) | 1941 | Gene de Paul (co-author) Bud Abbot (perf.) Andrews Sisters (perf.) Lou Costello (perf.) Claire Dodd (perf.) Dick Foran (perf.) Dick Powell (perf.) |
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| Pig Foot Pete | 1941 |
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| Sailor's Life For Me, A (w&m) | 1941 | Gene De Paul (co-author) | |
| Starlight, Starbright (w&m) | 1941 | Gene De Paul (co-author) | |
| Watch the Birdie (w&m) | 1941 | Gene De Paul (co-author) | |
| We're in the Navy | 1941 | Gene De Paul (co-author) Don Raye (words) Gene De Paul (words) |
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| When Private Brown Becomes a Captain (w&m) | 1941 | Hughie Prince (co-author) | |
| Wish You Were Here (w&m) | 1941 | Vic Schoen (co-author) Hughie Prince (co-author) |
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| You Don't Know What Love Is (w&m) | 1941 | ||
| You're a Lucky Fellow Mr. Smith (w&m) | 1941 | Sonny Burke (co-author) Hughie Prince (co-author) Bud Abbott (perf.) Andrews Sisters (perf.) Lee Bowman (perf.) Lou Costello (perf.) Alan Curtis (perf.) Jane Frazee (perf.) Nat Pendleton (perf.) |
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| Cow Cow Boogie | 1942 | Gene De Paul (co-author) Benny Carter (co-author) Freddie Slack (perf.) |
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| Get on Board, Little Children (w&m) | 1942 | Gene De Paul (co-author) | |
| He's My Guy (w&m) | 1942 | Gene de Paul (co-author) Betty Bradley (perf.) Beryl Davis (perf.) Helen Forrest (perf.) Harry James (perf.) |
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| ⇑ Let's Keep 'em Flying (w&m) | 1942 | Gene De Paul (co-author) Abbott & Costello (perf.) Carol Bruce (perf.) Dick Foran (perf.) Martha Raye (perf.) |
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| Mister Five by Five (w&m) | 1942 | Gene De Paul (co-author) Andrews Sisters (perf.) Harry James (perf.) Ella Mae Morse (perf.) Freddie Slack (perf.) Harry Slack (perf.) |
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| Ain't That Just Like a Man? (w&m) | 1943 | Gene De Paul (co-author) | |
| Do You Hear Music? (w&m) | 1943 | Gene De Paul (co-author) | |
| Please Louise (w&m) | 1943 | Gene De Paul (co-author) |
| Title | Year | Attribution | Remarks |
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| Short, Fat and 4F (w&m) | 1943 | Gene De Paul (co-author) | |
| Star Eyes (w&m) | 1943 | Gene DePaul (co-author) Bob Eberly (perf.) Helen O'Connell (perf.) |
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| Headless Horseman, The (w&m) | 1944 | Gene dePaul (co-author) | |
| Ichabod (w&m) | 1944 | Gene dePaul (co-author) | |
| Irresistible You (w&m) | 1944 | Gene De Paul (co-author) George Murphy (perf.) Ginny Sims (perf.) Nancy Walker (perf.) |
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| Milkman, Keep Those Bottles Quiet (w&m) | 1944 | Gene De Paul (co-author) Tommy Dorsey (perf.) Nancy Walker (perf.) |
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| Solid Potato Salad (w&m) | 1944 | Gene De Paul (co-author) Hughie Prince (co-author) |
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| House of Blue Lights, The | 1946 | Freddie Slack (co-author) Andrews Sisters (perf.) Ella Mae Morse (perf.) |
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| It's Whatcha Do With Whatcha Got (w&m) | 1948 | Gene dePaul (co-author) | |
| Judaline | 1948 | Gene de Paul (words) | Pub. |
| Enchantment (w&m) | 1949 | Gene De Paul (co-author) | |
| ⇑ Katrina (w&m) | 1949 | Gene De Paul (co-author) Bing Crosby (perf.) Basil Rathbone (perf.) |
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| Jing-A-Ling, Jing-A-Ling | 1950 | Paul J. Smith (words) | |
| Twas Brillig (w&m) | 1951 | Gene de Paul (co-author) | |
| Careless Lips | 1953 | Rene Roulette (words) | |
| More Than Anyone (w&m) | 1954 |
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| They Were Doin' the Mambo (w&m) | 1954 | Sonny Burke (co-author) Vaughn Monroe (perf.) |
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| Long Black Nylons (w&m) | 1958 | Sonny Burke (co-author) | |
| Whippoorwill (w&m) | 1958 | Robert Mitchum (co-author) | Pub. |
| Composer | Title | Performer |
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D. Raye | Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy (2:45) | Andrews Sisters |
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D. Raye | Yodelin' Jive (3:14) | R. Blane |
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D. Raye | Scrub Me, Mama, With a Boogie Beat (3:01) | Meredith Blake Cliff Ferre |