Career
His songs were recorded by artists such as Eddie Fisher, National King Cole, Johnny Mathis, Aretha Franklin, Bobby Darin, The Monkees, Dinah Shore, Lesley Gore, Ray Peterson and Lou Rawls. "Tell Laura I Love Her" reached Number.1 in the United Kingdom in 1960. "Laughing on the Outside (Crying on the Inside)" peaked at Number.3 in the United States in 1946.
Raleigh composed the theme song to Scooby Doo, "Scooby-Doo, Where Are You".
Hanna-Barbera attempted to buy him out, but he declined and chose a royalty instead. He died in a kitchen fire in his home in Los Angeles in 1997.