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 651-675 of 897 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Decca | 60900 | 10-in. | 3/16/1936 | Lost | Dick Robertson Orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | ||
Decca | 60901 | 10-in. | 3/16/1936 | Welcome stranger | Dick Robertson Orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | ||
Decca | 60902 | 10-in. | 3/16/1936 | It's a sin to tell a lie | Dick Robertson Orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | ||
Decca | 60903 | 10-in. | 3/16/1936 | The hills of Old Wyomin' | Dick Robertson Orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | ||
Decca | 60904 | 10-in. | 3/16/1936 | The touch of your lips | Dick Robertson Orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | ||
Decca | 60905 | 10-in. | 3/16/1936 | Is it true what they say about Dixie? | Dick Robertson Orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | ||
Decca | 60943 | 10-in. | 3/26/1936 | It's a sin to tell a lie | Victor Young Orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | ||
Decca | 60946 | 10-in. | 3/26/1936 | The call of the prairie | Victor Young Orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | ||
Decca | 61042 | 10-in. | 4/14/1936 | Robins and roses | Dick Robertson | vocalist, tenor vocal | ||
Decca | 61043 | 10-in. | 4/14/1936 | Would you? | Dick Robertson | vocalist, tenor vocal | ||
Decca | 61102 | 10-in. | 5/11/1936 | Blazin' the trail | Victor Young Orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | ||
Decca | 61103 | 10-in. | 5/11/1936 | Secret rendezvous | Victor Young Orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | ||
Decca | 61114 | 10-in. | 5/19/1936 | Got to dance my way to heaven | Victor Young Orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | ||
Decca | 61115 | 10-in. | 5/19/1936 | She shall have music | Victor Young Orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | ||
Decca | 61116 | 10-in. | 5/25/1936 | The glory of love | Dick Robertson | vocalist, tenor vocal | ||
Decca | 61117 | 10-in. | 5/25/1936 | Blazin' the trail | Dick Robertson | vocalist, tenor vocal | ||
Decca | 61118 | 10-in. | 5/26/1936 | I'll bet you tell that to all the girls | Dick Robertson | vocalist, tenor vocal | ||
Decca | 61119 | 10-in. | 5/26/1936 | She shall have music | Dick Robertson | vocalist, tenor vocal | ||
Decca | 61120 | 10-in. | 5/26/1936 | Would you? | Dick Robertson | vocalist, tenor vocal | ||
Decca | 61121 | 10-in. | 5/26/1936 | A waltz was born in Vienna | Dick Robertson | vocalist, tenor vocal | ||
Decca | 61122 | 10-in. | 5/26/1936 | on the beach at Bali Bali | Dick Robertson | vocalist, tenor vocal | ||
Decca | 61173 | 10-in. | 6/15/1936 | It's a sin to tell a lie | Victor Young Orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | ||
Decca | 61174 | 10-in. | 6/15/1936 | on a cocoanut island | Victor Young Orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | ||
Decca | 61175 | 10-in. | 6/15/1936 | If I had my way | Victor Young Orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | ||
Decca | 61178 | 10-in. | 6/16/1936 | It's a sin to tell a lie | Roy Smeck and his Serenaders | vocalist, tenor vocal |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Robertson, Dick," accessed November 23, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/107135.
Robertson, Dick. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 23, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/107135.
"Robertson, Dick." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 23 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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