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Willard Robison

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Aliases
Casino Dance Orchestra [Willard Robison]
Casino Dance Orchestra (Vocal Chorus, Deep River Quintette)
Levee Loungers
Majestic Dance Orch. [Willard Robison]
Willard Robison and His Deep River Orchestra
Willard Robison and His Orchestra
Willard Robison and His Orchestra (Vocal Chorus, Deep River Quintette)
Willard Robison and His Piano
Born
September 18, 1894
Died
June 24, 1968
Country
United States
IPI
00026289475 4 works
00026291397 19 works
Affiliation
ASCAP
Comments
Songwriter, pianist, vocalist and bandleader born in Shelbina, Missouri
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Covers by Willard Robison

Title Performer Release date Originally by
1929 Gene Austin
listen on Internet Archive   1927 Bert Kaplan and His Collegians REC, George Olsen and His Music - Vocal Refrain by Bob Borger, Fran Frey, Bob Rice REL
1927 Prince's Band
1926 Irving Abrams & His Orchestra
1929 (unknown)
1927 Missouri Jazz Band – Vocal Chorus Arthur Fields
listen on Internet Archive   1927 Harland Dixon, Betty Compton, Paulette Winston, Constance Carpenter, Janette Gilmore & Ensemble PRF, George Gershwin REL, Roger Wolfe Kahn and His Orchestra REC
listen on Internet Archive 1927 Ruth Etting
1953 Glenn Miller and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Tex Beneke
1927 Stella Mayhew
1927 (unknown), (unknown)
Covered by (2 artists)
listen on Internet Archive   1928 Helen Morgan, Tess Gardella and Norma Terris PRF, Nat Shilkret and The Victor Orchestra REC
listen on Internet Archive April 1929 The Piccadilly Players [GB]
listen on Internet Archive 1927 Johnny Hamp's Kentucky Serenaders - Vocal Refrain by Franklyn Baur
listen on Internet Archive 1927 Franklyn Baur
1927 Annette Hanshaw
1927 Peggy English
listen on Internet Archive   1928 Harold Van Duzee and the Roxy Male Quartette BRD, Nat Shilkret and The Victor Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Lewis James REC
1926 Abe Lyman's California Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Charles Kaley
April 1937 Victor Military Band, (unknown)
1927 Teddy Brown and His Café de Paris Band
  1927 Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra REL, "Kenn" Sisson and His Orchestra REC
i   April 1937 Walter Scanlan (Walter Van Brunt) REC,REL, William Frawley PRF
  March 1928 Walter Scanlan (Walter Van Brunt) REC,REL, William Frawley PRF
1953 Larry Clinton & His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Bea Wain
i 1928 B. A. Rolfe and His Palais d'Or Orchestra
1927 (unknown)
1927 The Six Hottentots - Vocal Chorus Irving Kaufman
listen on Internet Archive 1928 Freddie Rose
1927 Prince's Band
listen on Internet Archive November 1928 Joe Venuti & His New Yorkers with Ed Lang
listen on Internet Archive   1927 George Olsen and His Music - Vocal Refrain by Bob Borger REC, Mary Lawlor and John Price Jones PRF
listen on Internet Archive July 5, 1929 Gene Austin
March 1927 Jack Smith (The Whispering Baritone)
listen on Internet Archive   1928 Al Jolson REL,BRD, All Star Orchestra (Nathaniel Shilkret) REC
There's A Rickety Rackety Shack Levee Loungers Vocal Chorus Joe Wilbur (Joe Wilbur, Willard Robison) 1927 Unverified
listen on Internet Archive 1927 (unknown)
1922 Richard Bold and Rosalind Fuller
Tin Pan Parade Levee Loungers – Vocal Chorus, Deep River Quintette (Willard Robison) 1927 Unverified
listen on Internet Archive 1928 Nick Lucas "The Crooning Troubadour"
July 1928 Ben Pollack and His Orchestra
February 1928 Don Voorhees & His Orch. – Vocal Chorus by Vincent Van Tuyl
listen on Internet Archive 1929 Colonial Club Orch. - Vocal Chorus by Jack Parker
listen on Internet Archive   1928 Norma Terris, Howard Marsh, Charles Winninger & Edna May Oliver PRF, Nat Shilkret and The Victor Orchestra REC,REL
1926 Ben Bernie and His Hotel Roosevelt Orchestra
listen on Internet Archive i 1927 Prince's Band

Songs written by Willard Robison

Original songs

Title Written by Originally by Original date Covered by
A Woman Alone with the Blues Willard Robison Lee Wiley - Jess Stacy and His Orchestra July 1946 Covered by (7 artists)
Cane Bottom Chair Johnny Marks, Willard Robison Ray McKinley and His Orchestra April 3, 1950 Covered by (2 artists)
Cottage for Sale Willard Robison, Larry Conley The Revelers [US1] January 30, 1930 Covered by (126 artists)
Don't Smoke in Bed Willard Robison Peggy Lee with Dave Barbour and His Orchestra December 2, 1947 Covered by (34 artists)
Down to Steamboat Tennessee Jess Stacy, Willard Robison, Lee Wiley Lee Wiley with Jess Stacy and Muggsy Spanier (Lee Wiley, Jess Stacy, Muggsy Spanier) 1940 Unverified
Four Walls Willard Robison Anita Ellis November 1956 Covered by Bobby Short
Guess I'll Go Back Home (This Summer) Willard Robison, Ray Mayer Glenn Miller and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Tex Beneke June 2, 1939 Covered by (17 artists)
Lonely Acres Willard Robison Van and His Orchestra (Peter Van Steeden) REC, Willard Robison REL June 23, 1926 Covered by (9 artists)
Music of a Mountain Stream Willard Robison Willard Robison and His Piano December 15, 1926 Covered by Percival Mackey's Band
Old Folks Willard Robison, Dedette Lee Hill Larry Clinton & His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Bea Wain September 1, 1938 Covered by (353 artists)
Old Pigeon-Toed Joad Willard Robison, Jack Palmer [US1] Erskine Butterfield and His Blue Chasers September 1945 Covered by (7 artists)
'Round My Old Deserted Farm Willard Robison Bunny Berigan and His Orch. - Vocal Refrain by Ruth Gaylor April 21, 1938 Covered by (5 artists)
Share Croppin' Blues Willard Robison, Ray Mayer Charlie Barnet and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Kay Starr August 3, 1944 Covered by Kay Starr with Orchestra conducted by Dave Cavanaugh
Taint So, Honey, 'Taint So Willard Robison Joe Venuti & His New Yorkers with Ed Lang May 25, 1928 Covered by (15 artists)
The Devil Is Afraid of Music Willard Robison Willard Robison July 28, 1926 Covered by (4 artists)
The Missouri Walking Preacher (With a Little Book in His Hand) Willard Robison Covered by (2 artists)
Truthful Parson Brown Willard Robison Willard Robison November 25, 1926 Covered by (3 artists)
Wake Up! Chill'un Wake Up! Willard Robison, Jo Trent Ipana Troubadours - S. C. Lanin Director – Vocal Refrain by Willard Robison March 23, 1929 Covered by (14 artists)
Washin' the Blues from My Soul David Oppenheim, Willard Robison Hal Kemp and His Orchestra May 14, 1930 Covered by (6 artists)

Adapted songs

Releases

Singles

Title Performer Release date Label
A Garden in the Rain Willard Robison and His Deep River Orchestra 1929 Columbia [US]
At Sundown – Rainbow of Love Willard Robison and His Orchestra – Lucky Devils [US] 1927 Perfect [US1]
Beale Street Blues Willard Robison and His Piano 1927 Perfect [US1]
Clap Yo' Hands Willard Robison and His Piano 1927 Perfect [US1]
Dew Dew Dewey Day – After You've Gone Willard Robison and His Orchestra – Palace Garden Orchestra 1927 Pathé Actuelle
Dream House / Kiddie Kapers Casino Dance Orchestra - Oppenheim's Benjamin Franklin Hotel Orchestra September 1928 Perfect [US1]
Hallelujah – Sunrise Willard Robison and His Orchestra – Lucky Devils [US] 1927 Perfect [US1]
I Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man Willard Robison and His Orchestra (Vocal Chorus, Joe Wilbur) 1928 Pathé Actuelle
I Fell Head over Heels in Love Willard Robison and His Orchestra February 1928 Perfect [US1]
If I Had You - The Sun Is at My Window (Throwing Kisses at Me) Willard Robison – Johnny Marvin–Ed. Smalle April 1929 Victor
(I'm in Heaven When I See You Smile) Diane – My Blue Heaven Deep River Orchestra - Willard Robison and His Orchestra 1927 Pathé Actuelle
I'm More Than Satisfied – For My Baby Willard Robison and His Orchestra – California Ramblers 1928 Perfect [US1]
Just Across the Street from Heaven – Rag Doll Carolina Club Orchestra – Willard Robison and His Orchestra 1928 Pathé Actuelle
Just a Memory Willard Robison and His Piano 1927 Supertone [US]
Just Like a Butterfly – Take Me Along Willard Robison and His Orchestra – D. Onivas and His Orchestra 1927 Perfect [US1]
Little Mother Willard Robison and His Orchestra 1928 Perfect [US1]
Mary Lou Willard Robison 1926 Perfect [US1]
Memphis Blues Willard Robison and His Deep River Orchestra April 1937 Master [US]
Moonlight on the Ganges Willard Robison 1927 Perfect [US1]
My Angel – Waitin' for Katy "Doc" Ross and His Music – Levee Loungers July 1928 Perfect [US1]
My Idea of Heaven - Rosy Cheeks Sam Lanin and His Orchestra - Willard Robison and His Orchestra 1927 Pathé Actuelle
My Melancholy Baby Levee Loungers (Willard Robison) March 1928 Perfect [US1]
Smilin' Through Casino Dance Orchestra [Willard Robison] 1922 Pathé Actuelle
Sometimes I'm Happy Willard Robison 1927 Pathé Actuelle
St. Louis Blues Willard Robison 1927 Perfect [US1]
'Taint So, Honey, 'Taint So Willard Robison November 1928 Victor
The Best Things in Life Are Free Casino Dance Orchestra [Willard Robison] 1927 Perfect [US1]
The Birth of the Blues Willard Robison 1926 Perfect [US1]
The Devil Is Afraid of Music Willard Robison November 1926 Pathé Actuelle
There Ain't No Maybe in My Baby's Eyes Willard Robison March 1927 Perfect [US1]
There's a Rainbow 'Round My Shoulder Majestic Dance Orch. [Willard Robison] 1928 Pathé Actuelle
Together – The Grass Is Greener Willard Robison and His Orchestra – "Doc" Ross and His Hotel Rice Orchestra 1928 Perfect [US1]
What's the Use of Crying? Willard Robison and His Piano 1927 Pathé Actuelle
White Ghost Shivers – The Devil Is Afraid of Music Earl Gresh's Orchestra – Levee Loungers 1927 Perfect [US1]
Whoopee Stomp – Where the Shy Little Violets Grow The Lumberjacks – The Caroliners 1929 Cameo [US1]
Yep! 'Long about June - Bye Bye Pretty Baby Deep River Orchestra - Willard Robison and His Orchestra 1927 Perfect [US1]

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