Don Robertson

Donald Irwin Robertson was born in Peking, China on December 5, 1922, his father was O.H. Robertson, a physician and medical scientist who was then head of the Department of Medicine at Peking Union Medical College. His mother, Ruth, was a talented pianist and poet/playwright who, upon noticing his interest in the piano, insisted he began formal lessons at the age of four. He began composing simple songs around seven years old. Moving back to the USA, he had to also learn how to play brass instruments as the school band did not have a piano. He joined the marching band, specia...