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 51-75 of 897 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | BRC-71234 | 10-in. | 1/15/1932 | Waiting | Dick Robertson | Male vocal solo, with instrumental quartet | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BRC-71235 | 10-in. | 1/15/1932 | My Carolina home | Dick Robertson | Male vocal solo, with instrumental quartet | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BRC-71236 | 10-in. | 1/15/1932 | An old fashioned home in New Hampshire | Dick Robertson | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BRC-71237 | 10-in. | 1/15/1932 | Somewhere in the West | Dick Robertson | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BRC-71270 | 10-in. | 1/22/1932 | I wouldn't change you for the world | Gene Kardos Orchestra ; Dick Robertson | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BRC-71271 | 10-in. | 1/22/1932 | Fate introduced me to you | Gene Kardos Orchestra ; Dick Robertson | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BRC-71274 | 10-in. | 1/25/1932 | Alexander's ragtime band | Gene Kardos Orchestra ; Dick Robertson | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BRC-71275 | 10-in. | 1/25/1932 | Glory | Gene Kardos Orchestra ; Dick Robertson | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BRC-71276 | 10-in. | 1/25/1932 | I'll keep right on loving you | Gene Kardos Orchestra ; Dick Robertson | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BSHQ-71934 | 10-in. | 3/10/1932 | Sailin' on the Robert E. Lee | Gene Kardos Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BSHQ-71935 | 10-in. | 3/10/1932 | The sun's in my heart | Gene Kardos Orchestra ; Rob Roy | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BSHQ-71936 | 10-in. | 3/10/1932 | Sadie, the shaker | Gene Kardos Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and male vocal ensemble | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BSHQ-71937 | 10-in. | 3/10/1932 | There ought to be a law against that | Gene Kardos Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BSHQ-71950 | 10-in. | 3/15/1932 | Lovable | Leo Reisman Orchestra ; Dick Robertson | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BSHQ-71951 | 10-in. | 3/15/1932 | I'm so in love | Leo Reisman Orchestra ; Dick Robertson | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BRC-72250 | 10-in. | 4/7/1932 | My extraordinary gal | Gene Kardos Orchestra ; Dick Robertson | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BRC-72251 | 10-in. | 4/7/1932 | When nobody else is around | Gene Kardos Orchestra ; Dick Robertson | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BRC-72252 | 10-in. | 4/7/1932 | He's in the jailhouse now | Eliot Everett Orchestra ; Dick Robertson | Jazz/dance band | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BRC-72253 | 10-in. | 4/7/1932 | Sweetest of all my dreams | Pan-American Dance Orchestrra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BRC-72254 | 10-in. | 4/7/1932 | The dentist and the lady | Gene Kardos Orchestra | Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BRC-72255 | 10-in. | 4/7/1932 | Charlie, the chiseller | Eliot Everett Orchestra | Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BRC-72518 | 10-in. | 4/28/1932 | Behind the big white house | Bob Dickson | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BRC-72519 | 10-in. | 4/28/1932 | I found a peanut | Bob Dickson | Male vocal solo, with vocal and instrumental ensemble | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BRC-72520 | 10-in. | 4/28/1932 | Let me call you sweetheart (I'm in love with you) | Dick Robertson | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BRC-72521 | 10-in. | 4/28/1932 | (If I ever meet) The girl of my dreams | Dick Robertson | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist, tenor vocal |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Robertson, Dick," accessed November 21, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/107135.
Robertson, Dick. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/107135.
"Robertson, Dick." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 21 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
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