Don Robertson (songwriter), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Don Robertson (songwriter)

American songwriter

Date of Birth: 05-Dec-1922

Place of Birth: Beijing, China

Date of Death: 16-Mar-2015

Profession: pianist, singer-songwriter, songwriter

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Donald Irwin Robertson (December 5, 1922 – March 16, 2015) was an American songwriter and pianist, mostly in the country and popular music genres.
He was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1972.
As a performer, he hit the US Top 10 with "The Happy Whistler" in 1956 (Peaking at 6th).
The track reached #8 in the UK Singles Chart the same year.
It sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc.Although contracted to Capitol at the time of his biggest selling 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 over a dozen of Robertson's songs, five of which appeared in Presley's numerous films.
He died in 2015.