Ray Peterson (April 23, 1935 – January 25, 2005)[1] was an American pop singer who is best remembered for singing "Tell Laura I Love Her".

[1] Having a four-octave singing voice, Peterson moved to Los Angeles, California, where he was signed to a recording contract with RCA Victor in 1958.

A cover version by Ricky Valance, released by EMI on the Columbia label, was Number One on the UK Singles Chart for three weeks.

[3][8] Peterson's dramatic ballad, "I Could Have Loved You So Well", written by Barry Mann and Gerry Goffin[9] and produced by Spector,[citation needed] only reached #57 on the U.S.

His performances at the Sacramento Memorial Auditorium, produced by Fred Vail, beginning in 1963 helped fuel a revival of "The Wonder of You", as well as launching his new relationship with MGM Records, an alliance that produced two albums: The Very Best of Ray Peterson which featured most of the Dunes singles, and The Other Side of Ray Peterson, which included many of his nightclub songs.