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 251-275 of 897 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | BS-92273 | 10-in. | 6/17/1935 | Chasing shadows | Jack Shilkret Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BS-92274 | 10-in. | 6/17/1935 | Lonely street | Jack Shilkret Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BS-92275 | 10-in. | 6/17/1935 | Thrilled | Jack Shilkret Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BS-92451 | 10-in. | 7/24/1935 | An evening in June | Angelo Ferdinando ; Hotel Great Northern Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BS-92452 | 10-in. | 7/24/1935 | I've got a feelin' you're foolin' | Angelo Ferdinando ; Hotel Great Northern Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BS-92453 | 10-in. | 7/24/1935 | Whenever I think of you | Angelo Ferdinando ; Hotel Great Northern Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BS-92454 | 10-in. | 7/24/1935 | The girl with the dreamy eyes | Angelo Ferdinando ; Hotel Great Northern Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BS-92455 | 10-in. | 7/24/1935 | You are my lucky star | Angelo Ferdinando ; Hotel Great Northern Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BS-92456 | 10-in. | 7/24/1935 | Page Miss Glory | Angelo Ferdinando ; Hotel Great Northern Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BS-92457 | 10-in. | 7/24/1935 | Piccolino | Angelo Ferdinando ; Hotel Great Northern Orchestra | Jazz/dance band (take 1); with male vocal solo (take 2) | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BS-92458 | 10-in. | 7/24/1935 | Top hat | Angelo Ferdinando ; Hotel Great Northern Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BS-087 | 10-in. | 9/1/1936 | I've got you under my skin | Shep Fields ; Rippling Rhythm Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BS-088 | 10-in. | 9/1/1936 | Me and the moon | Shep Fields ; Rippling Rhythm Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BS-089 | 10-in. | 9/1/1936 | I'm talking through my heart | Rippling Rhythm Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BS-090 | 10-in. | 9/1/1936 | Easy to love | Shep Fields ; Rippling Rhythm Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BS-091 | 10-in. | 9/1/1936 | You came to my rescue | Shep Fields ; Rippling Rhythm Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BS-092 | 10-in. | 9/1/1936 | (Trouble ends) Out where the blue begins | Shep Fields ; Rippling Rhythm Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BS-02192 | 10-in. | 10/22/1936 | In the chapel in the moonlight | Shep Fields ; Rippling Rhythm Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BS-02193 | 10-in. | 10/22/1936 | Where have you been all my life | Shep Fields ; Rippling Rhythm Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BS-02194 | 10-in. | 10/22/1936 | Wintertime dreams | Shep Fields ; Rippling Rhythm Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BS-02195 | 10-in. | 10/22/1936 | You're ev'rything sweet | Shep Fields ; Rippling Rhythm Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BS-02196 | 10-in. | 10/22/1936 | Twinkle, twinkle little star | Shep Fields ; Rippling Rhythm Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BS-040625 | 10-in. | 7/29/1939 | Out of port | Blue Barron ; Alan Holmes | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
Victor | BS-041484 | 10-in. | 9/21/1939 | My cat fell in the well (well, well, well) | Eddie De Lange Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
Victor | BS-041709 | 10-in. | 10/4/1939 | At least you could say hello | Ozzie Nelson Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Robertson, Dick," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/107135.
Robertson, Dick. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/107135.
"Robertson, Dick." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 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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