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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."
Scored film musicals for Andrews Sisters, Abbott and Costello. Don Raye was born Donald MacRae Wilhoite, Jr. in Washington, D. C. on March 16, 1909.
Don Raye was born on 16 March 1909 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA. He was a composer and actor, known for Repo Man (1984), Captain America: The First Avenger (2011) and Gangster Squad (2013). He died on 29 January 1985 in Encino, California, USA.
- Music Department, Composer, Actor
- March 16, 1909
- Don Raye
- January 29, 1985
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Don Raye, Hughie Prince & Tom Waring) was a hit for Connie Boswell, with Bob Crosby’s band. In the late ’30s, Raye worked for a New York City music publishing house. In early 1939, the ‘Andrews Sisters’ recorded his “Well All Right!
Donald McRae Wilhoite (16 March 1909, Washington, D.C. – 29 January 1985, Encino, Calif.), who composed under the pseudonym Don Raye, was an American vaudevillian and songwriter. He was a dancer, winning Charleston and black bottom contests in Virginia.