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 576-600 of 897 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Brunswick | E26946-E26947 | 10-in. | 3/13/1928 | Put on the dog (At the Hot Dog Puppies’ Ball) | Anthony Galla-Rini | Accordion solo, with male vocal duet | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Brunswick | E26948-E26949 | 10-in. | 3/13/1928 | Dancing shadows | Anthony Galla-Rini | Accordion solo, with male vocal duet | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Brunswick | E27164-E27166 | 10-in. | 3/28/1928 | Say “yes” today | Casa Lopez Orchestra ; Vincent Lopez | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take E27166) | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Brunswick | XE30350-XE30351 | 12-in. | July 1929 | Hold everything—Medley | Al Goodman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G) | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Brunswick | E30404-E30405 | 10-in. | July 1929 | Won’tcha | Meyer Davis’ Swanee Syncopators | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G) | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Brunswick | E30410-E30411 | 10-in. | July 1929 | True blue Lou | Meyer Davis' Hotel Astor Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G) | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Brunswick | E30412-E30413 | 10-in. | July 1929 | The flippity flop | Meyer Davis' Hotel Astor Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G) | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Brunswick | E30533-E30534 | 10-in. | 9/6/1929 | Can’t we be friends? | Five Pennies ; Red Nichols | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G) | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Brunswick | E30613-E30614 | 10-in. | August 1929 | Lovable and sweet | Al Goodman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G) | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Brunswick | E30615-E30616 | 10-in. | August 1929 | My dream memory | Al Goodman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G) | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Brunswick | E30832-E30833 | 10-in. | Sept. 1929 | There’s too many eyes (That "wanna" make eyes at two pretty eyes that I love) | Ben Bernie ; Hotel Roosevelt Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G) | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Brunswick | E30834-E30835 | 10-in. | Sept. 1929 | Satisfied! | Ben Bernie ; Hotel Roosevelt Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G) | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Brunswick | E30858-E30859 | 10-in. | Sept. 1929 | Bottoms up | Ben Bernie ; Hotel Roosevelt Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G) | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Brunswick | E30860-E30861 | 10-in. | Sept. 1929 | Lady Luck | Ben Bernie Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G) | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Brunswick | E30862-E30863 | 10-in. | Sept. 1929 | Bigger and better than ever | Ben Bernie ; Hotel Roosevelt Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G) | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Brunswick | E30913-E30914 | 10-in. | Sept. 1929 | Sweetness | Carl Fenton’s Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G) | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Brunswick | E30918-E30919 | 10-in. | Sept. 1929 | When the real thing comes your way | Bob Haring Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G) | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Brunswick | E30920-E30921 | 10-in. | Sept. 1929 | Revolutionary rhythm | Bob Haring Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G) | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Brunswick | E30946-E30947 | 10-in. | Sept. 1929 | Why can’t you love that way? | Jack Denny ; Mount Royal Hotel Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G) | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Brunswick | E30970-E30971 | 10-in. | 9/23/1929 | Peasant love song | Louis Katzman Brunswick Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G) | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Brunswick | E30972-E30973 | 10-in. | 9/23/1929 | Once upon a time | Brunswick Orchestra ; Louis Katzman | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G) | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Brunswick | E31019-E31020 | 10-in. | October 1929 | Sweetheart, we need each other (Nena, somos el uno para el otro) | Colonial Club Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G) | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Brunswick | E31102-E31103 | 10-in. | Oct. 1929 | Turn on the heat (Entrando en calor) | Earl Burtnett Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G) | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Brunswick | E31447-E31448 | 10-in. | Nov. 1929 | Georgia pines | Bob Haring Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G) | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Brunswick | E31449-E31450 | 10-in. | Nov. 1929 | Singin’ in the bathtub | Ben Bernie Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G) | vocalist, tenor vocal |
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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