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 526-550 of 897 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Brunswick | E35798 | 10-in. | 1/9/1931 | Would you like to take a walk (Something good will come from that) | Dick Robertson Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
Brunswick | E35883 | 10-in. | 12/29/1930 | Blue Pacific moonlight | Roy Smeck Vitaphone Trio | Instrumental trio, with male vocal duet | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Brunswick | E35884 | 10-in. | 12/29/1930 | Little sweetheart of the prairie | Roy Smeck Vitaphone Trio | Instrumental trio, with male vocal duet | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Brunswick | E35904 | 10-in. | 1/8/1931 | Tie a little string around your finger (So you’ll remember me) | Dick Robertson Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal, leader | |
Brunswick | E35935 | 10-in. | 1/20/1931 | Something to remember you by | Dick Robertson Orchestra ; Ray Raymond | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader, vocalist | |
Brunswick | E35936 | 10-in. | 1/20/1931 | Tears | Dick Robertson Orchestra ; Ray Raymond | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader, vocalist | |
Brunswick | E35937 | 10-in. | 1/20/1931 | Would you like to take a walk (Sump’n good’ll come from that) | Dick Robertson Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal, leader | |
Brunswick | E35941 | 10-in. | 1/20/1931 | Is that religion? | Earl Jackson and his Musical Champions [Duke Ellington Orchestra] | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Brunswick | E35944 | 10-in. | 1/21/1931 | When you were the blossom of Buttercup Lane (And I was your Little Boy Blue) | Art Kahn Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Brunswick | E35945 | 10-in. | 1/21/1931 | They’ll all be there but me | Milt Shaw and his Detroiters [Art Kahn Orchestra] | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Brunswick | E35985 | 10-in. | 3/30/1931 | Straddle the fence | Chocolate Dandies [Mills Blue Rhythm Band] | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Brunswick | E35986 | 10-in. | 3/30/1931 | Levee low down | Chocolate Dandies [Mills Blue Rhythm Band] | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Brunswick | E36092 | 10-in. | 2/17/1931 | On the winding Santa Fe | Jack Richard and his Miami Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Brunswick | E36218 | 10-in. | 3/4/1931 | You’ll be mine in apple blossom time | Brunswick Studio Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Brunswick | E36219 | 10-in. | 3/4/1931 | Beautiful love | Mark Fisher’s Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Brunswick | E36297 | 10-in. | 3/10/1931 | Beneath Montana skies | Joe Green’s Ambassadors | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Brunswick | E36298 | 10-in. | 3/10/1931 | After the dance (The bells ding-dong) | Joe Green’s Ambassadors | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Brunswick | E36299 | 10-in. | 3/10/1931 | The little old church in the valley | Joe Green’s Ambassadors | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Brunswick | E36300 | 10-in. | 3/10/1931 | Little sweetheart of the mountains | Joe Green’s Ambassadors | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Brunswick | E36303 | 10-in. | 3/11/1931 | Got the bench—got the park (But I haven’t got you) | Dick Robertson | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Brunswick | E36304 | 10-in. | 3/11/1931 | One little raindrop | Dick Robertson | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Brunswick | E36647 | 10-in. | 4/22/1931 | The hour of parting | The Brunswick Orchestra [Victor Young Orchestra] ; Victor Young | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Brunswick | E36649 | 10-in. | 4/22/1931 | In the candle light | The Brunswick Orchestra [Victor Young Orchestra] | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Brunswick | E36678 | 10-in. | 5/1/1931 | Ho hum! | Dick Robertson Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal, leader | |
Brunswick | E36679 | 10-in. | 5/1/1931 | (There ought to be a) Moonlight saving time | Dick Robertson Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal, leader |
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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