Buck Privates (1941)

Composer and songwriter whose songs were used in NIGHT WAITRESS (1936), VARSITY SHOW (1937), ARGENTINE NIGHTS (1940), BUCK PRIVATES, SAN ANTONIO ROSE, KEEP 'EM FLING and IN THE NAVY (all 1941), WHAT'S COOKIN'? and BEHIND THE EIGHT BALL (both 1942), REVEILLE WITH BEVERLY, WHAT'S BUZZIN', COUSIN? and I DOOD IT (all 1943), BROADWAY RHYTHM (1944), I'LL REMEMBER APRIL (1945), A DATE WITH JUDY, THEY LIVE BY NIGHT and A SONG IS BORN (all 1948), and dozens of other films into the present century. Some of Raye's notable songs are "Rhumbaboogie", "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy of Company 'B'", "Bounce Me Brother With a Solid Four", "You're a Lucky Fellow, Mr. Smith", "Pig Foot Pete", "Gimme Some Skin, My Friend", "Starlight, Starbright", "I'll Remember April", "You Don't Know What Love Is", "Mister Five by Five", "Cow-Cow Boogie", "A Song Is Born", "Whipporwill" and "Too Little Time." Visit the Internet Movie Database for a listing of Raye's film and TV credits.

Nominated for Music Best Song 1941: BUCK PRIVATES "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy of Company 'B'" - Lyric  Nominated for Music Best Song 1942: HELLZAPOPPIN' "Pig Foot Pete" - Lyric [Universal originally attributed the song to HELLZAPOPPIN', but it did not appear in that film. Instead, it was from their 1941 film KEEP 'EM FLYING, so it was deemed ineligible by Academy rules.] 1 nomination