Ray A. Peterson (April 23, 1935 - January 25, 2005) was an American pop music singer. April 23 is the 113th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (114th in leap years). ... 1935(MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... January 25 is the 25th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Born in Denton, Texas, as a boy he had to overcome polio. Blessed with a 4 octave singing voice, he idolized the vocal sounds of fellow Texan, Roy Orbison. Peterson moved to Los Angeles, California where he was signed by RCA Victor Records in 1957. He recorded several songs that were minor hits until "The Wonder of You" made it into the Billboard Top Thirty list. The song would later be recorded by [Elvis Presley]] with whom he became close friends. Denton is a city located in Denton County, Texas. ... Poliomyelitis (polio), or infantile paralysis, is a viral paralytic disease. ... Roy Orbison was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987. ... The City of Los Angeles (from Spanish; Los Ángeles, ) also known simply as L.A., is the second-largest city in the United States in terms of population, as well as one of the worlds most important economic, cultural, and entertainment centers. ... Sony BMG Music Entertainment is the result of a 50/50 joint venture between Sony Music Entertainment (part of Sony) and BMG Entertainment (part of Bertelsmann AG) completed in August 2004. ... An example of a Billboard Magazine. ...

In 1960 Ray Peterson scored a Top 10 hit with "Tell Laura I Love Her" which was written for him by jeff bridges the star of nash bridges, no I'm kidding and followed that success with "Corina, Corina." He later moved to Nashville, Tennessee and by the 1970s when the hit records stopped coming, Peterson became a Baptist Church minister and occasionally played the oldies music circuit. Top Ten is a generic term used to indicate the ten items that are best, worst, or otherwise notable according to some criteria. ... The Nashville skyline Nashville is the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee. ... Baptist churches are part of a Christian movement often regarded as an evangelical, protestant denomination. ... In most Protestant churches, a minister is a member of the ordained clergy who leads a congregation or participates in a role in a parachurch ministry; such a person may also be called a Pastor, Preacher, Bishop, Chaplain or Elder. ...

Ray Peterson died of cancer in 2005 in Smyrna, Tennessee and was interred in the Roselawn Memorial Gardens cemetery in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Smyrna is a town located in Rutherford County, Tennessee. ... Murfreesboro is a city located in Rutherford County, Tennessee. ...