Ben Raleigh is lyricist responsible for a number of major hits, including "Dungaree Doll", "Wonderful, Wonderful", "She’s a Fool”, "Laughing on the Outside (Crying on the Inside)

Laughing on the Outside (Crying on the Inside)

"Laughing on the Outside " is a popular song.The music was written by Bernie Wayne, the lyrics by Ben Raleigh. The song was published in 1946....

", “Love is a Hurtin' Thing” and “Tell Laura I Love Her

Tell Laura I Love Her

"Tell Laura I Love Her," a teenage tragedy song written by Jeff Barry and Ben Raleigh, was an American Top Ten popular music hit for singer Ray Peterson in 1960 on RCA Victor Records, reaching #7 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart...

”. His songs were recorded by artists such as Eddie Fisher

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, Nat King Cole

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, Johnny Mathis

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, Aretha Franklin

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, Bobby Darin

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, Dinah Shore

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, Lou Rawls

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. "Tell Laura I Love Her" reached #1 in the UK in 1960. "Laughing on the Outside (Crying on the Inside)" peaked at #3 in the United States in 1946.

Raleigh composed the theme song to Scooby Doo, "Scooby-Doo, Where Are You". Hanna-Barbera attempted to buy him out, but he declined and chose a royalty instead.

He died in a kitchen fire in his home in Los Angeles in 1997.