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 751-775 of 897 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Decca | 63738 | 10-in. | 5/10/1938 | Dust | Dick Robertson | vocalist, tenor vocal | ||
Decca | 63739 | 10-in. | 5/10/1938 | Chinese laundry blues | Dick Robertson | vocalist, tenor vocal | ||
Decca | 63740 | 10-in. | 5/10/1938 | Ferdinand the bull | Dick Robertson | vocalist, tenor vocal | ||
Decca | 63741 | 10-in. | 5/10/1938 | Oh! How I miss you tonight | Dick Robertson | vocalist, tenor vocal | ||
Decca | 63921 | 10-in. | 6/7/1938 | Memories | Dick Robertson | vocalist, tenor vocal | ||
Decca | 64487 | 10-in. | 9/1/1938 | No wonder | Dick Robertson Orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | ||
Decca | 64488 | 10-in. | 9/1/1938 | You're the only star | Dick Robertson Orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | ||
Decca | 64489 | 10-in. | 9/1/1938 | You gotta be a football hero-1 | Dick Robertson Orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | ||
Decca | 64490 | 10-in. | 9/1/1938 | All-American girl | Dick Robertson Orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | ||
Decca | 64491 | 10-in. | 9/1/1938 | Indiana moonlight | Dick Robertson Orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | ||
Decca | 64492 | 10-in. | 9/1/1938 | You're the very last word in love | Dick Robertson Orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | ||
Decca | 64672 | 10-in. | 9/14/1938 | Tutti-frutti | Dick Robertson Orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | ||
Decca | 64743 | 10-in. | 11/16/1938 | Mexicali rose | Roy Smeck and his Serenaders | vocalist, tenor vocal | ||
Decca | 64887 | 10-in. | 1/12/1939 | I cried for you | Dick Robertson Orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | ||
Decca | 64888 | 10-in. | 1/12/1939 | My melancholy baby | Dick Robertson Orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | ||
Decca | 64889 | 10-in. | 1/12/1939 | Kermit the hermit | Dick Robertson Orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | ||
Decca | 64890 | 10-in. | 1/12/1939 | Gardenias | Dick Robertson Orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | ||
Decca | 65047 | 10-in. | 2/21/1939 | Heaven can wait | Roy Smeck and his Serenaders | vocalist, tenor vocal | ||
Decca | 65048 | 10-in. | 2/21/1939 | I promise you | Roy Smeck and his Serenaders | vocalist, tenor vocal | ||
Decca | 65049 | 10-in. | 2/21/1939 | Red skies in the night | Roy Smeck and his Serenaders | vocalist, tenor vocal | ||
Decca | 65050 | 10-in. | 2/21/1939 | I won't believe it | Roy Smeck and his Serenaders | vocalist, tenor vocal | ||
Decca | 65196 | 10-in. | 3/17/1939 | (I am afraid) The masquerade is over | Dick Robertson | vocalist, tenor vocal | ||
Decca | 65197 | 10-in. | 3/17/1939 | To live the life of a lie | Dick Robertson | vocalist, tenor vocal | ||
Decca | 65216 | 10-in. | 3/8/1939 | I promise you | Dick Robertson | vocalist, tenor vocal | ||
Decca | 65217 | 10-in. | 3/8/1939 | Penny serenade | Dick Robertson | 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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