Musician, Songwriter. He will be best remembered for his co-penning of the songs "It Don't Hurt Anymore" (1954, recorded by Hank Snow), "Please Help Me I'm Falling" (1960, recorded by Hank Locklin) and "Ringo" (number one hit in 1964 for Lorne Greene). His father was noted physician Oswald Hope Robertson who pioneered the concept of blood banks, his mother was an accomplished pianist and poet, Don was raised in Chicago, following his family's return to the United States. His mother taught him the piano during his early youth and by the age of fourteen, he was performing in an area band. While attending the University of Chicago, he landed a position as a musical arranger for a local radio station. This led to his association as an accompanist with the musical act, The Dinning Sisters. He went on to marry Lou Dinning. Robertson signed with Capitol Records and found work as a sessions musician. He made his initial mark as a songwriter with "I Really Don't Want to Know" (1954), which became a number one hit on the Country Charts for Eddy Arnold. Robertson himself, scored a Top-Ten hit with "The Happy Whistler," which reached number six in 1956. In 1971, Elvis Presley recorded a version of "I Really Don't Want to Know" which achieved gold status.
Musician, Songwriter. He will be best remembered for his co-penning of the songs "It Don't Hurt Anymore" (1954, recorded by Hank Snow), "Please Help Me I'm Falling" (1960, recorded by Hank Locklin) and "Ringo" (number one hit in 1964 for Lorne Greene). His father was noted physician Oswald Hope Robertson who pioneered the concept of blood banks, his mother was an accomplished pianist and poet, Don was raised in Chicago, following his family's return to the United States. His mother taught him the piano during his early youth and by the age of fourteen, he was performing in an area band. While attending the University of Chicago, he landed a position as a musical arranger for a local radio station. This led to his association as an accompanist with the musical act, The Dinning Sisters. He went on to marry Lou Dinning. Robertson signed with Capitol Records and found work as a sessions musician. He made his initial mark as a songwriter with "I Really Don't Want to Know" (1954), which became a number one hit on the Country Charts for Eddy Arnold. Robertson himself, scored a Top-Ten hit with "The Happy Whistler," which reached number six in 1956. In 1971, Elvis Presley recorded a version of "I Really Don't Want to Know" which achieved gold status.
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