American vaudevillian and songwriter, b. March 16, 1909 in Washington, DC – d. Jan. 29, 1985 in Encino, CA.
Started his career as a dancer, going on to win the "Virginia State Dancing Championship." Wilhoite started work in vaudeville as a "song and dance man" often writing his own songs for his act, where he changed his name to Don Raye.
In 1935 he started work as a songwriter, collaborating with numerous composers, most notably, Gene DePaul. Other collaborators included Hughie Prince, Patricia Johnston, Harry James, Freddie Slack, Artie Shaw, Charlie Shavers and Benny Carter.
Inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1985.
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Some of Don Raye's most popular tracks include Standing In The Rain, You Don't Know What Love Is, Standing in the Rain (Mixed), Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy, I'll Remember April. Listen to these songs and discover more from their extensive catalog.
American vaudevillian and songwriter, b. March 16, 1909 in Washington, DC – d. Jan. 29, 1985 in Encino, CA.Started his career as a dancer, going on to win the "Virginia State Dancing Championship." Wi... Read the full biography on this page.
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