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 676-700 of 897 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Decca | 61201 | 10-in. | 6/26/1936 | You're not the kind | Victor Young Orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | ||
Decca | 61202 | 10-in. | 6/26/1936 | Donald Duck | Victor Young Orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | ||
Decca | 61357 | 10-in. | 10/29/1936 | Wintertime dreams | Roy Smeck and his Serenaders | vocalist, tenor vocal | ||
Decca | 61358 | 10-in. | 10/29/1936 | In the chapel in the moonlight | Roy Smeck and his Serenaders | vocalist, tenor vocal | ||
Decca | 61359 | 10-in. | 10/29/1936 | I can't pretend | Roy Smeck and his Serenaders | vocalist, tenor vocal | ||
Decca | 61360 | 10-in. | 10/29/1936 | Let me sing in Echo Valley | Roy Smeck and his Serenaders | vocalist, tenor vocal | ||
Decca | 61483 | 10-in. | 12/15/1936 | Three o'clock in the morning | Dick Robertson | vocalist, tenor vocal | ||
Decca | 61484 | 10-in. | 12/15/1936 | The waltz you saved for me | Dick Robertson | vocalist, tenor vocal | ||
Decca | 61546 | 10-in. | 1/25/1937 | Happy days are here again | Dick Robertson | vocalist, tenor vocal | ||
Decca | 61547 | 10-in. | 1/25/1937 | While we danced at the Mardi Gras | Dick Robertson | vocalist, tenor vocal | ||
Decca | 61548 | 10-in. | 1/25/1937 | Goodnight my love | Dick Robertson | vocalist, tenor vocal | ||
Decca | 61549 | 10-in. | 1/25/1937 | When my dreamboat comes home | Dick Robertson | vocalist, tenor vocal | ||
Decca | 62027 | 10-in. | 3/1/1937 | When the poppies bloom again | Dick Robertson | vocalist, tenor vocal | ||
Decca | 62028 | 10-in. | 3/1/1937 | May I have the next romance with you? | Dick Robertson | vocalist, tenor vocal | ||
Decca | 62029 | 10-in. | 3/1/1937 | Wanted | Dick Robertson | vocalist, tenor vocal | ||
Decca | 62030 | 10-in. | 3/1/1937 | Marie | Dick Robertson | vocalist, tenor vocal | ||
Decca | 62074 | 10-in. | 3/24/1937 | Little old lady | Dick Robertson | vocalist, tenor vocal | ||
Decca | 62075 | 10-in. | 3/24/1937 | Too marvelous for words | Dick Robertson | vocalist, tenor vocal | ||
Decca | 62076 | 10-in. | 3/24/1937 | My little buckaroo | Dick Robertson | vocalist, tenor vocal | ||
Decca | 62077 | 10-in. | 3/24/1937 | September in the rain | Dick Robertson | vocalist, tenor vocal | ||
Decca | 62168 | 10-in. | 4/30/1937 | You'll never go to heaven | Dick Robertson | vocalist, tenor vocal | ||
Decca | 62169 | 10-in. | 4/30/1937 | Toodle-oo | Dick Robertson | vocalist, tenor vocal | ||
Decca | 62170 | 10-in. | 4/30/1937 | It looks like rain in Cherry Blossom Lane | Dick Robertson | vocalist, tenor vocal | ||
Decca | 62171 | 10-in. | 4/30/1937 | On a little dream ranch | Dick Robertson | vocalist, tenor vocal | ||
Decca | 62284 | 10-in. | 6/17/1937 | Good mornin' | Dick Robertson | vocalist, tenor vocal |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Robertson, Dick," accessed November 19, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/107135.
Robertson, Dick. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 19, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/107135.
"Robertson, Dick." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 19 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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