Dick Robertson

American jazz and popular music singer and later songwriter.

Born July 3, 1903 in Brooklyn, New York, USA.

Died ??July 12, 1979 (aged 79) in ??Long Island, New York, USA.

From 1928 recorded prolifically with leaders such as [a=Ben Pollack] (1928), [a=Nat Shilkret and the Victor Orchestra] (1929), [a=Red Nichols] (1929-1932), [a=Duke Ellington] and [a=Andy Kirk] (1930), [a=Benny Goodman] and [a=Fletcher Henderson] (1931) and [a=Clarence Williams] (1934). He also recorded as leader of studio bands.

From mid-1940s concentrated on writing songs of his own.