Dick Robertson
Dick Robertson (New York City, July 3, 1903 – 1979) was an American popular big band singer and songwriter of the 1930s and 1940s. He sang for many bandleaders such as Leo Reisman and Roger Wolfe Kahn and His Orchestra, and was on the artist roster at Banner Records. In fact, he was one of the most prolific New York based vocalists (along with Irving Kaufman, Chick Bullock, Scrappy Lambert, Elmer Feldkamp, Paul Small and Smith Ballew) on scores of records from late 1928 through the mid 1930s. A series of records issued on Melotone/Perfect/Banner/Oriole/Romeo, Crown, Bluebird from 1930-1934 were issued under his name or are listed in the 2010 edition of "American Dance Bands on Record and Film (1915-1942)" by Richard J. Johnson and Bernard H. Shirley as being under his nominal leadership. His last recording session as a singer was in 1949. He also used the pseudonym Bob Richardson for some recordings on Mayfair Records. As a songwriter his biggest hit was "We Three (My Echo, My Shadow and Me)" in 1940. The Sinatra version of the song was re-released on The Song Is You (album) and again on Frank Sinatra & the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra. Jukebox Ella: The Complete Verve Singles, Vol. 1 |
Birth and Death Data: Born July 3, 1903 (New York City), Died 1979
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1927 - 1951
Roles Represented in DAHR: tenor vocal, leader, songwriter, vocalist, speaker, lyricist, arranger, composer
Notes: Sometimes billed as "The Radio Jester."
See Also: Donaldson Quartet
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Recordings (Results 276-300 of 897 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | BS-042706 | 10-in. | 9/20/1939 | At least you could say hello | Three Reasons ; Dick Todd | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band and female vocal trio | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-042713 | 10-in. | 9/21/1939 | At least you could say hello | Larry Clinton Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-053732 | 10-in. | 12/12/1940 | You forgot about me | Terry Allen ; Bluebird Orchestra ; Larry Clinton | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
Victor | PBS-055187 | 10-in. | 12/3/1940 | You forgot about me | Artie Shaw Orchestra ; Anita Boyer | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | songwriter | |
Victor | PBS-055488 | 10-in. | 3/14/1941 | Amarillo | Leo Reisman Orchestra ; Bob Richardson | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BS-055513 | 10-in. | 8/14/1940 | We three (My echo, my shadow and me) | Bob Chester Orchestra ; Dolores O'Neill | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-055565 | 10-in. | 8/29/1940 | We three (My echo, my shadow and me) | Frank Sinatra ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-056113 | 10-in. | 9/16/1940 | We three (My echo, my shadow and me) | Yvette | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-057064 | 10-in. | 11/1/1940 | Los tres (Mi eco, mi sombra y yo) | Alfredo Cibelli ; Tito Guizar ; Orquesta Victor | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-058737 | 10-in. | 1/3/1941 | You forgot about me | Dick Todd | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-074715 | 10-in. | 6/30/1942 | Yesterdays gardenias | Bob Chester Orchestra ; Gene Howard | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-075093 | 10-in. | 6/17/1942 | Yesterday's gardenias | Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra ; The Modernaires | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and vocal ensemble | songwriter | |
Victor | D5VB-0083 | 10-in. | 2/7/1945 | A little on the lonely side | Phil Moore Four | Male vocal solo, with vocal quartet and jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
Victor | D5VB-0744 | 10-in. | 5/7/1945 | I'd do it all over again | Hal McIntyre Orchestra ; Frank Lester | Male vocal solo, with vocal quintet and jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
Victor | D5VB-0978 | 10-in. | 12/11/1945 | You can cry on somebody else's shoulder | Charlie Spivak Orchestra ; Jimmy Saunders | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
Victor | D7VB-0434 | 10-in. | 1/24/1947 | Why did it have to end so soon | Charlie Spivak Orchestra ; Tommy Mercer | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
Victor | D7VB-2222 | 10-in. | 11/19/1947 | On a lovely rainy afternoon | Three Suns | Instrumental trio | songwriter | |
Victor | D7VB-2715 | 10-in. | 12/19/1947 | A lovely rainy afternoon | Garry Stevens ; Tex Beneke Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
Victor | D7VB-2749 | 10-in. | 12/26/1947 | Just once more | Beryl Davis ; Toots Camarata Orchestra | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
Victor | [Trial 1927-11-25-04] | 10-in. | 11/25/1927 | Oh death where is thy sting | Dick Robertson | Monologue, with piano ("Oh death where is they sting"); with male vocal solo, violin, and piano ("Bridgett O'Flynn") | speaker | |
Victor | [Trial 1927-11-25-05] | 10-in. | 11/25/1927 | Did you mean it | Dick Robertson | Monologue, with violin and piano | speaker | |
Victor | [Trial 1927-11-25-06] | 10-in. | 11/25/1927 | Ach Louie | Dick Robertson | Monologue, with piano | speaker | |
Columbia | W144984 | 10-in. | 11/17/1927 | Our bungalow of dreams | Dick Robertson ; Ed Smalle | Male vocal duet, with piano | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Columbia | W144985 | 10-in. | 11/17/1927 | In a shady nook by a babbling brook | Dick Robertson ; Ed Smalle | Male vocal duet, with piano | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Columbia | W145579 | 10-in. | 2/4/1928 | The grass grows greener 'way down home | Dick Robertson ; Ed Smalle | Male vocal duet, with alto saxophone and piano | vocalist, tenor vocal |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Robertson, Dick," accessed November 25, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/107135.
Robertson, Dick. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 25, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/107135.
"Robertson, Dick." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 November 2024.
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LCNAR: Robertson, Dick, 1903-1979 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n94083523
Wikidata: Dick Robertson - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q16008787
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/1322149108402068780002
MusicBrainz: Dick Robertson - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/279a134f-f0bb-479a-8c67-5dbbd95ba25b
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