Career

He sang for many bandleaders such as Leo Reisman and Roger Wolfe Kahn and His Orchestra, and was on the artist roster at Banner Records. In fact, he was one of the most prolific New York based vocalists (along with Irving Kaufman, Chick Bullock, Scrappy Lambert, Elmer Feldkamp, Paul Small and Smith Ballew) on scores of records from late 1928 through the mid 1930s. A series of records issued on Melotone/Perfect/Banner/Oriole/Romeo, Crown, Bluebird from 1930-1934 were issued under his name or are listed in the 2010 edition of "American Dance Bands on Record and Film (1915-1942)" by Richard J. Johnson and Bernard H. Shirley as being under his nominal leadership.

His last recording session as a singer was in 1949.

He also used the pseudonym Bob Richardson for some recordings on Mayfair Records. As a songwriter his biggest hit was "We Three (My Echo, My Shadow, and Maine)" in 1940.

The Sinatra version of the song was re-released on The Song Is You (album) and again on Frank Sinatra & the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra. Jukebox Ella: The Complete Verve Singles, Volume

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"I"d Do lieutenant All Over Again" 1945 co-written with Frank Weldon and James Cavanaugh.

Singin" in the Bathtub, 1929

Lazy Day, 1932

If I Ever Get a Job Again, 1933

All I Do is Dream of You, 1934

She Had to Go and Lose lieutenant at the Astor, 1940 - banned by the British Broadcasting Corporation

Any Bonds Today?, 1940

Ferryboat Serenade, 1941 - Number 1 in Australia

My Dreams Are Getting Better All the Time, 1945.