Ben Raleigh (June 16, 1913, New York – February 26, 1997,

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) was an American lyricist and composer responsible for a number of major hits, including " Dungaree Doll", "

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", "Hold on Girl", " She's a Fool", " I Don't Wanna Be a Loser", " Laughing on the Outside (Crying on the Inside)", “Love is a Hurtin' Thing”, “

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” and " That's How Heartaches Are Made". His songs were recorded by artists such as

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, Ray Peterson and

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. "Tell Laura I Love Her" reached No.1 in the

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in 1960. "Laughing on the Outside (Crying on the Inside)" peaked at No.3 in the

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in 1946. Raleigh composed the theme song, "Rango", with

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for the 1967 ABC

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'' Rango'' . He also composed the theme song to ''

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'' with David Mook. Hanna-Barbera attempted to buy him out, but he declined and chose to take a royalty instead. Raleigh was killed in a kitchen fire in his home in

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, in 1997.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Raleigh, Ben 1913 births 1997 deaths American lyricists Musicians from New York (state)