Don Robertson (songwriter)
Don Robertson | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Donald Irwin Robertson |
Born | Beijing, China | December 5, 1922
Died | March 16, 2015 California, United States | (aged 92)
Genres | Country music, pop music |
Occupation(s) | Songwriter, musician |
Instrument(s) | Piano |
Labels | Capitol Records |
Donald Irwin Robertson (December 5, 1922 – March 16, 2015) was an American songwriter and pianist, mostly in the
gold disc.[2]
Although contracted to
hit single, Robertson subsequently signed a recording contract with RCA Victor. He composed or co-composed with Hal Blair (né Harold Keller Brown; 1915–2001), many hits for other musicians, including Elvis Presley, who recorded more than a dozen of Robertson's songs, five of which appeared in Presley's numerous films.[2] He is also the inventor of the "slip note" piano style made famous by Floyd Cramer. Having resided in Lake Sherwood, California for 55 years, he died in 2015.[3]
Best known published songs
- "Anything That's Part of You" (performed by Elvis Presley)
- "Does My Ring Hurt Your Finger" (with Doris Clement and John Crutchfield)
- "Born to Be with You" (performed by The Chordettes)
- "Hummingbird" (performed by Les Paul and Mary Ford and Frankie Laine)
- ")
- "Walter E. Rollins), (performed by Hank Snow, Jerry Lee Lewis)
- "I Let Her Go" (with Hal Blair), (performed by Frankie Laine)
- "I Love You More and More Every Day" (performed by Al Martino)
- "I Met Her Today" (with Hal Blair), (performed by Elvis Presley)
- "I'm Counting On You" (performed by Elvis Presley)
- "I Really Don't Want to Know" (with Howard Barnes), (performed by Les Paul and Mary Ford, Tommy Edwards, and Elvis Presley)
- "Love Me Tonight" (performed by Elvis Presley)
- "Ninety Miles an Hour (Down a Dead End Street)" (with Hal Blair), (performed by Hank Snow)
- "No More" (based on the song "La Paloma", co-written with Hal Blair, (performed by Elvis Presley)
- "Not One Minute More" (with Hal Blair), (performed by Della Reese)
- "Please Help Me, I'm Falling" (with Hal Blair), (performed by Hank Locklin)
- "Ringo" (with Hal Blair), (performed by Lorne Greene)
- "Stand In" (with Hal Blair), (performed by Don Robertson himself and Jim Reeves)
- "Starting Today" (performed by Elvis Presley)
- "There's Always Me" (performed by Elvis Presley and Jim Reeves)
- "They Remind Me Too Much of You" (performed by Elvis Presley)
- "What Now, What Next, Where To (with Hal Blair), (performed by Elvis Presley)
- "You're Free to Go" (with Lou Herscher) (performed by Carl Smith)
Legacy
Notably, Robertson lent his piano-playing skills to the
audio-animatronic bear
, Gomer as the attraction’s opening number.
References
- ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ ISBN 0-214-20512-6.
- ^ "Don Robertson Obituary: View Don Robertson's Obituary by Ventura County Star". Legacy.com. Retrieved August 17, 2015.
External links
- Don Robertson site
- Nashville Songwriters' Foundation Biography of Don Robertson
- Obituary