Ray Peterson - One of his last interviews

Chattanooga's Earl Freudenberg interviews Ray Peterson. This meeting took place in October 2000 & is one of Ray Peterson's last interviews. Ray was Blessed with a four-octave singing voice, Peterson moved to Los Angeles, California, where he was signed to a recording contract by RCA Victor Records in 1958. He recorded several songs that were minor hits until "The Wonder of You" made it into the Top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100 chart on June 15, 1959. The song would later be recorded by Elvis Presley, with whom Peterson became friends.
Peterson was inducted into the Rockabilly Hall of Fame.
Peterson died of cancer in 2005, in Smyrna, Tennessee, aged 65. He left a widow and four sons and three daughters. He was interred in the Roselawn Memorial Gardens cemetery in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.

[darrylevans]

What a great interview with The late and great Ray Petterson talking about his Polio. Thank you for posting this interview i am a polio survivor.