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 26-50 of 897 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | BRC-70189 | 10-in. | 8/27/1931 | Mean music | Gene Kardos Orchestra ; Dick Robertson | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BRC-70190 | 10-in. | 8/27/1931 | China Boy | Gene Kardos Orchestra ; Dick Robertson | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BRC-70298 | 10-in. | 10/22/1931 | Twenty-one years (Is a long time) | Dick Robertson | Male vocal solo, with violin, clarinet, and guitar | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BRC-70299 | 10-in. | 10/22/1931 | Mary and mother | Dick Robertson | Male vocal solo, with clarinet, guitar, and accordion | composer, lyricist, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BRC-70300 | 10-in. | 10/22/1931 | Up in the mountains | Dick Robertson | Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar | songwriter, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BRC-70901 | 10-in. | 10/22/1931 | That silver-haired daddy of mine | Dick Robertson | Male vocal solo, with violin, clarinet, guitar, and accordion | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BRC-70904 | 10-in. | 10/23/1931 | A hot dog, a blanket and you | Gene Kardos Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and vocal chorus | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BRC-70905 | 10-in. | 10/23/1931 | Sweet violets | Gene Kardos Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BRC-70906 | 10-in. | 10/23/1931 | Peter and Paul | Gene Kardos Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and vocal chorus | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BRC-70907 | 10-in. | 10/23/1931 | What are you thinkin' about, baby? | Gene Kardos Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BRC-70921 | 10-in. | 10/29/1931 | I should have known better | Dick Robertson ; Ted Black Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BRC-70922 | 10-in. | 10/29/1931 | You try somebody else | Dick Robertson ; Ted Black Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BRC-70923 | 10-in. | 10/29/1931 | Lucille! | Dick Robertson ; Ted Black Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BRC-70950 | 10-in. | 11/13/1931 | Freddy the freshman | Gene Kardos Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BRC-70951 | 10-in. | 11/13/1931 | (Potatoes are cheaper, tomatoes are cheaper) Now's the time to fall in love | Gene Kardos Orchestra ; Dick Robertson | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BRC-70952 | 10-in. | 11/13/1931 | Down on the farm (They all ask for you) | Gene Kardos Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BRC-70957 | 10-in. | 11/25/1931 | I promise you | Peter Van Steeden Orchestra ; Dick Robertson | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BRC-70958 | 10-in. | 11/25/1931 | I will share | Peter Van Steeden Orchestra ; Dick Robertson | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BRC-70959 | 10-in. | 11/25/1931 | With love in my heart | Peter Van Steeden Orchestra ; Dick Robertson | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BRC-70987 | 10-in. | 12/18/1931 | Tell-tales | Gene Kardos Orchestra ; Dick Robertson | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BRC-70988 | 10-in. | 12/18/1931 | You're foolin' yourself (When you try to fool me) | Gene Kardos Orchestra ; Dick Robertson | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BRC-70989 | 10-in. | 12/18/1931 | Sweet violets | Bob Dickson | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BRC-70990 | 10-in. | 12/18/1931 | I forgot to buy the license | Bob Dickson | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BRC-71232 | 10-in. | 1/15/1932 | The new twenty-one years | Dick Robertson | Male vocal solo, with instrumental quartet | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BRC-71233 | 10-in. | 1/15/1932 | Fifty years repentin' | Dick Robertson | Male vocal solo, with instrumental quartet | vocalist, tenor vocal |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Robertson, Dick," accessed November 1, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/107135.
Robertson, Dick. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 1, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/107135.
"Robertson, Dick." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 1 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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