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 126-150 of 897 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | BS-75507 | 10-in. | 3/13/1933 | Oh! How I'd love to own a fish store | Rose Family | Mixed vocal quartet, with violin and piano | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BS-76654 | 10-in. | 7/14/1933 | You never saw fish like the saw fish I saw | Dick Robertson | Male vocal solo, with mixed vocal trio and piano | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BS-76655 | 10-in. | 7/14/1933 | You never saw fish like the saw fish that I saw | George Donaldson Trio | Mixed vocal trio, with violin and piano | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BS-76656 | 10-in. | 7/14/1933 | That's a lot of nonsense | Dick Robertson | Male vocal solo, with mixed vocal trio and piano | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BS-76657 | 10-in. | 7/14/1933 | That's a lot of nonsense | George Donaldson Trio | Mixed vocal trio, with violin and piano | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BS-77514 | 10-in. | 8/21/1933 | It isn't fair | The Madhatters | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BS-77515 | 10-in. | 8/21/1933 | Swingy little thingy | Dick Robertson Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BS-77516 | 10-in. | 8/21/1933 | My own | Sonny South and the Collegians | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BS-77517 | 10-in. | 8/21/1933 | I couldn't tell them what to do | Sonny South and the Collegians | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BS-77518 | 10-in. | 8/21/1933 | It's the talk of the town | Dick Robertson Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BS-77519 | 10-in. | 8/21/1933 | Let's make up | The Madhatters | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BS-78097 | 10-in. | 10/5/1933 | The man on the flying trapeze | Allan Lane Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BS-78098 | 10-in. | 10/5/1933 | The man on the flying trapeze | Allan Lane Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BS-78099 | 10-in. | 10/5/1933 | That Dallas man | Allan Lane Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BS-78103 | 10-in. | 10/5/1933 | I want you—I need you | Allan Lane Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BS-78158 | 10-in. | 10/11/1933 | Heat wave | Bee Sharp Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo (take 1): with female vocal solo (take 2) | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BS-78159 | 10-in. | 10/11/1933 | Not for all the rice in China | Bee Sharp Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BS-78160 | 10-in. | 10/11/1933 | Easter parade | Bee Sharp Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-81020 | 10-in. | 1/3/1934 | Holiday | The Radio Rascals' Orchestra [Dick Robertson Orchestra] | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
Victor | BS-81023 | 10-in. | 1/3/1934 | (When your heart's on fire) Smoke gets in your eyes | Dick Robertson Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-81025 | 10-in. | 1/3/1934 | St. Moritz waltz | Eliot Everett Orchestra ; Dick Robertson | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-81026 | 10-in. | 1/3/1934 | Eski-o-lay-li-o-mo | Dick Robertson Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BS-81371 | 10-in. | 2/8/1934 | Poppin' the cork | Mike Doty Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BS-81372 | 10-in. | 2/8/1934 | Carolina | Mike Doty Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BS-81373 | 10-in. | 2/8/1934 | Ol' Pappy | Sid Peltyn Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader, vocalist, tenor vocal |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Robertson, Dick," accessed November 21, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/107135.
Robertson, Dick. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/107135.
"Robertson, Dick." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 21 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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MusicBrainz: Dick Robertson - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/279a134f-f0bb-479a-8c67-5dbbd95ba25b
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