# Tell Laura I'm dead

**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-laura-im-dead/287690
**Category:** Cafe Society
**Created:** [February 1, 2005, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-laura-im-dead/287690 "2005-02-01T00:18:33Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author: ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)
#### Post date: [February 1, 2005, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-laura-im-dead/287690/1 "2005-02-01T00:18:33Z")

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[CNN story](http://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/Music/01/28/obit.peterson.ap/index.html)

Ray Peterson, who gave us the classic teen tragedy song “Tell Laura I Love Her” has died.

Maybe he and Laura will hook up in the afterlife.

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### Author: ![ltfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ea924/32.png) [@ltfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ltfire)
#### Post date: [February 1, 2005, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-laura-im-dead/287690/2 "2005-02-01T00:48:16Z")

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Here’s a fan page.

[http://www.rockabillyhall.com/RayPeterson1.html](http://www.rockabillyhall.com/RayPeterson1.html)

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### Author: ![Reeder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Reeder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeder)
#### Post date: [February 1, 2005, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-laura-im-dead/287690/3 "2005-02-01T00:50:15Z")

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Not tell Laura I’m dead.

Tell Laura I’m coming.

May he rest in peace.