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<div id="mw-content-text" class="mw-body-content mw-content-ltr" lang="de" dir="ltr"><div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="de" dir="ltr"><p><b>Dick Robertson</b> (* <a href="3._Juli" title="3. Juli">3. Juli</a> <a href="1903" title="1903">1903</a> in <a href="New_York_City" title="New York City">New York City</a>; † <a href="13._Juli" title="13. Juli">13. Juli</a> <a href="1979" title="1979">1979</a>) war ein amerikanischer <a href="Bigband" class="mw-redirect" title="Bigband">Bigband</a>-Sänger und <a href="Songwriter" class="mw-redirect" title="Songwriter">Songwriter</a> der <a href="Swing_(Musik)" class="mw-redirect" title="Swing (Musik)">Swing-Ära</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-sec_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sec-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Wirken">Wirken</h2></div>
<p>Robertson begann seine Karriere als <a href="Tenor" title="Tenor">Tenor</a> 1927. Er nahm mit den Bands von <a href="Sam_Lanin" title="Sam Lanin">Sam Lanin</a>, <a href="Ben_Pollack" title="Ben Pollack">Ben Pollack</a> (1928), <a href="Ben_Bernie" title="Ben Bernie">Ben Bernie</a>, <a href="Nat_Shilkret" class="mw-redirect" title="Nat Shilkret">Nat Shilkret</a> (1929), <a href="Red_Nichols" title="Red Nichols">Red Nichols</a> (1929–1932), <a href="Duke_Ellington" title="Duke Ellington">Duke Ellington</a> sowie <a href="Andy_Kirk" title="Andy Kirk">Andy Kirk</a> (1930), <a href="Benny_Goodman" title="Benny Goodman">Benny Goodman</a> sowie <a href="Fletcher_Henderson" title="Fletcher Henderson">Fletcher Henderson</a> (1931), <a href="Adrian_Rollini" title="Adrian Rollini">Adrian Rollini</a> (1933) und <a href="Clarence_Williams" title="Clarence Williams">Clarence Williams</a> (1934) auf und hatte Hits wie <i><a href="Embraceable_You" title="Embraceable You">Embraceable You</a></i>. Weiterhin sang er mit den Bands von <a href="Leo_Reisman" title="Leo Reisman">Leo Reisman</a> und <a href="Roger_Wolfe_Kahn" title="Roger Wolfe Kahn">Roger Wolfe Kahn</a> sowie den <a href="Original_Memphis_Five" title="Original Memphis Five">Original Memphis Five</a> und erhielt einen Vertrag bei <a href="Banner_Records" title="Banner Records">Banner Records</a>. Mehrere Schallplatten, die zwischen 1930 und 1934 bei Labels wie Melotone/Perfect/Banner/Oriole/Romeo, Crown und Bluebird erschienen, wurden unter dem Namen <i>Dick Robertson and His Collegians</i> veröffentlicht; auch gab er den Namen für das <i>Dick Robertson Orchestra</i>, ein Studioensemble, zu dem zeitweilig Musiker wie Fletcher Henderson, <a href="Tommy_Dorsey" title="Tommy Dorsey">Tommy</a> und <a href="Jimmy_Dorsey" title="Jimmy Dorsey">Jimmy Dorsey</a> oder <a href="Eddie_Lang" title="Eddie Lang">Eddie Lang</a> gehörten.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Richard J. Johnson und Bernard H. Shirley führen weitere Aufnahmen auf, die unter seiner nominellen Leitung stehend stattfanden.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Seine letzte Aufnahmesession als Sänger fand 1949 mit dem Owen Bradley Quintet für <a href="Coral_Records" title="Coral Records">Coral Records</a> statt. Im selben Jahr war er noch Namensgeber für eine Radio-Show.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Für einige Aufnahmen bei Mayfair Records benutzte er das Pseudonym <i>Bob Richardson</i>;<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> er sang auch unter den Pseudonymen <i>Bob Dixon, Bobby Dix, Chester Leighton, Dan Parker, Donald King</i> sowie <i>Ed Carroll</i>.
</p><p>Robertsons größter Hit als Songwriter war der Titel <i>We Three (My Echo, My Shadow and Me)</i> von 1940, den die <a href="The_Ink_Spots" title="The Ink Spots">Ink Spots</a> und <a href="Frank_Sinatra" title="Frank Sinatra">Frank Sinatra</a> bekanntmachten. Weiterhin verfasste er gemeinsam mit Frank Weldon und James Cavanaugh <i>I’d Do It All Over Again</i> (1945). Häufig gecovert wurde sein Titel <i>(Potatoes Are Cheaper–Tomatoes Are Cheaper) Now's the Time to Fall in Love</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-sec_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sec-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Literatur">Literatur</h2></div>
<ul><li><a href="Warren_Vach%C3%A9_senior" title="Warren Vaché senior">Warren W. Vaché</a>: <cite style="font-style:italic">The Unsung Songwriters: America's Masters of Melody</cite>. Scarecrow, 2000, <span style="white-space:nowrap">S.<span style="display:inline-block;width:.2em"> </span>402</span>.<span class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rfr_id=info:sid/de.wikipedia.org:Dick+Robertson&rft.au=Warren+W.+Vach%C3%A9&rft.btitle=The+Unsung+Songwriters%3A+America%27s+Masters+of+Melody&rft.date=2000&rft.genre=book&rft.pages=402&rft.pub=Scarecrow" style="display:none"> </span></li></ul>
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<div class="sisterproject" style="margin:0.1em 0 0 0;"><div class="noresize noviewer" style="display:inline-block; line-height:10px; min-width:1.6em; text-align:center;" aria-hidden="true" role="presentation"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Commons"></span></span></div><b><span class=""><a class="external text" href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Dick_Robertson?uselang=de"><span lang="en">Commons</span>: Dick Robertson</a></span></b> – Sammlung von Bildern, Videos und Audiodateien</div>
<ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/107135">Eintrag</a> (<a href="Discography_of_American_Historical_Recordings" title="Discography of American Historical Recordings">Discography of American Historical Recordings</a>)</li>
<li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.discogs.com/de/artist/Dick+Robertson">Dick Robertson</a> bei <a href="Discogs" title="Discogs">Discogs</a></li></ul>
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<li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-1">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><span class="cite"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.oxfordreference.com/display/10.1093/acref/9780195313734.001.0001/acref-9780195313734-e-23816"><i>Dick Robertson.</i></a> In: <i>The Encyclopedia of Popular Music.</i> Colin Larkin,<span class="Abrufdatum"> abgerufen am 24. Mai 2023</span>.</span><span style="display: none;" class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fde.wikipedia.org%3ADick+Robertson&rft.title=Dick+Robertson&rft.description=Dick+Robertson&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.oxfordreference.com%2Fdisplay%2F10.1093%2Facref%2F9780195313734.001.0001%2Facref-9780195313734-e-23816&rft.publisher=Colin+Larkin"> </span></span>
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<li id="cite_note-sec-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">↑ <sup><a href="#cite_ref-sec_2-0">a</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-sec_2-1">b</a></sup></span> <span class="reference-text"><span class="cite"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://secondhandsongs.com/artist/20016"><i>Dick Robertson.</i></a> In: <i>secondhandsongs.com.</i><span class="Abrufdatum"> Abgerufen am 24. Mai 2023</span>.</span><span style="display: none;" class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fde.wikipedia.org%3ADick+Robertson&rft.title=Dick+Robertson&rft.description=Dick+Robertson&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fsecondhandsongs.com%2Fartist%2F20016"> </span></span>
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<li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-3">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text">Jeffrey Magee: <cite style="font-style:italic">The Uncrowned King of Swing: Fletcher Henderson and Big Band Jazz</cite>. Oxford University Press, 2004, <span style="white-space:nowrap">S.<span style="display:inline-block;width:.2em"> </span>146</span>.<span class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rfr_id=info:sid/de.wikipedia.org:Dick+Robertson&rft.au=Jeffrey+Magee&rft.btitle=The+Uncrowned+King+of+Swing%3A+Fletcher+Henderson+and+Big+Band+Jazz&rft.date=2004&rft.genre=book&rft.pages=146&rft.pub=Oxford+University+Press" style="display:none"> </span></span>
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<li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-4">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text">Richard J. Johnson, Bernard H. Shirley: <cite style="font-style:italic">American Dance Bands on Record and Film, 1915-1942: O-S</cite>. Rustbooks, 2010.<span class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rfr_id=info:sid/de.wikipedia.org:Dick+Robertson&rft.au=Richard+J.+Johnson%2C+Bernard+H.+Shirley&rft.btitle=American+Dance+Bands+on+Record+and+Film%2C+1915-1942%3A+O-S&rft.date=2010&rft.genre=book&rft.pub=Rustbooks" style="display:none"> </span></span>
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<li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-5">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text">Vincent Terrace: <cite style="font-style:italic">Radio Programs, 1924-1984: A Catalog of Over 1800 Shows</cite>. McFarland, 1998, <span style="white-space:nowrap">S.<span style="display:inline-block;width:.2em"> </span>365</span>.<span class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rfr_id=info:sid/de.wikipedia.org:Dick+Robertson&rft.au=Vincent+Terrace&rft.btitle=Radio+Programs%2C+1924-1984%3A+A+Catalog+of+Over+1800+Shows&rft.date=1998&rft.genre=book&rft.pages=365&rft.pub=McFarland" style="display:none"> </span></span>
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<li id="cite_note-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-6">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text">60 years of recorded jazz 1917-1977 1980 - Volume 9 - Page R-237</span>
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