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 701-725 of 897 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Decca | 62285 | 10-in. | 6/17/1937 | The Miller's daughter Marianne | Dick Robertson | vocalist, tenor vocal | ||
Decca | 62286 | 10-in. | 6/17/1937 | The merry-go-round broke down | Dick Robertson | vocalist, tenor vocal | ||
Decca | 62287 | 10-in. | 6/17/1937 | Gone with the wind | Dick Robertson | vocalist, tenor vocal | ||
Decca | 62418 | 10-in. | 7/21/1937 | A sailboat in the moonlight | Dick Robertson | vocalist, tenor vocal | ||
Decca | 62419 | 10-in. | 7/21/1937 | Strangers in the dark | Dick Robertson | vocalist, tenor vocal | ||
Decca | 62420 | 10-in. | 7/21/1937 | My cabin of dreams | Dick Robertson | vocalist, tenor vocal | ||
Decca | 62421 | 10-in. | 7/21/1937 | Heaven help this heart of mine | Dick Robertson | vocalist, tenor vocal | ||
Decca | 62559 | 10-in. | 8/24/1937 | Ebb tide | Dick Robertson | vocalist, tenor vocal | ||
Decca | 62560 | 10-in. | 8/24/1937 | In a little Carolina town | Dick Robertson | vocalist, tenor vocal | ||
Decca | 62561 | 10-in. | 8/24/1937 | You can't stop me from dreaming | Dick Robertson | vocalist, tenor vocal | ||
Decca | 62562 | 10-in. | 8/24/1937 | Blossoms on Broadway | Dick Robertson | vocalist, tenor vocal | ||
Decca | 62563 | 10-in. | 8/24/1937 | Sidewalks of New York | Dick Robertson | vocalist, tenor vocal | ||
Decca | 62564 | 10-in. | 8/24/1937 | Come, Josephine, in my flying machine | Dick Robertson | vocalist, tenor vocal | ||
Decca | 62666 | 10-in. | 10/7/1937 | In my merry Oldsmobile | Dick Robertson | vocalist, tenor vocal | ||
Decca | 62667 | 10-in. | 10/7/1937 | Daisy Bell/Little Annie Rooney (On a bicyle ride all around Voc. 55025) | Dick Robertson | vocalist, tenor vocal | ||
Decca | 62668 | 10-in. | 10/7/1937 | Roses in December | Dick Robertson | vocalist, tenor vocal | ||
Decca | 62669 | 10-in. | 10/7/1937 | Getting some fun out of life | Dick Robertson | vocalist, tenor vocal | ||
Decca | 62696 | 10-in. | 10/19/1937 | Rollin' Plains | Dick Robertson | vocalist, tenor vocal | ||
Decca | 62697 | 10-in. | 10/19/1937 | I want you for Christmas | Dick Robertson | vocalist, tenor vocal | ||
Decca | 62698 | 10-in. | 10/19/1937 | In a shanty in old shanty town | Dick Robertson | vocalist, tenor vocal | ||
Decca | 62699 | 10-in. | 10/19/1937 | When it's Springtime in the Rockies | Dick Robertson | vocalist, tenor vocal | ||
Decca | 62700 | 10-in. | 10/19/1937 | I wonder who's kissing her now? | Dick Robertson | vocalist, tenor vocal | ||
Decca | 62701 | 10-in. | 10/19/1937 | Sweet Rosie O'Grady | Dick Robertson | vocalist, tenor vocal | ||
Decca | 62702 | 10-in. | 10/21/1937 | Two little girls in blue | Dick Robertson | vocalist, tenor vocal | ||
Decca | 62703 | 10-in. | 10/21/1937 | That old gang of mine | 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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