Robert Allen Deitcher was a pianist

Piano

The piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...

 and an arranger and writer of music for popular

Popular music

Popular music belongs to any of a number of musical genres "having wide appeal" and is typically distributed to large audiences through the music industry. It stands in contrast to both art music and traditional music, which are typically disseminated academically or orally to smaller, local...

 song

Song

In music, a song is a composition for voice or voices, performed by singing.A song may be accompanied by musical instruments, or it may be unaccompanied, as in the case of a cappella songs...

s.

He was born in Troy, New York

Troy, New York

Troy is a city in the US State of New York and the seat of Rensselaer County. Troy is located on the western edge of Rensselaer County and on the eastern bank of the Hudson River. Troy has close ties to the nearby cities of Albany and Schenectady, forming a region popularly called the Capital...

 and had 4 children: a son, Gordon, and 3 daughters, Pamela, Diana, Katie.

He was an accompanist for Perry Como

Perry Como

Pierino Ronald "Perry" Como was an American singer and television personality. During a career spanning more than half a century he recorded exclusively for the RCA Victor label after signing with them in 1943. "Mr...

, Peter Lind Hayes

Peter Lind Hayes

Peter Lind Hayes was an American vaudeville entertainer, songwriter, and film and television actor. He was born Joseph Conrad Lind in San Francisco, California....

, and Arthur Godfrey

Arthur Godfrey

Arthur Morton Godfrey was an American radio and television broadcaster and entertainer who was sometimes introduced by his nickname, The Old Redhead...

. Many of his compositions were collaborations with lyricist

Lyrics

Lyrics are a set of words that make up a song. The writer of lyrics is a lyricist or lyrist. The meaning of lyrics can either be explicit or implicit. Some lyrics are abstract, almost unintelligible, and, in such cases, their explication emphasizes form, articulation, meter, and symmetry of...

 Al Stillman

Al Stillman

Al Stillman was an American lyricist.-Biography:Stillman was born in New York City. His name was originally Albert Silverman, but changed it to that of a well-known New York banking family. He was Jewish. He attended New York University. After graduation, he contributed to Franklin P...

. Allen lived in New Rochelle, New York

New Rochelle, New York

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 from 1963, much of his professional life. Three of his most famous songs were: "(There's No Place Like) Home for the Holidays

Home for the Holidays (song)

" Home for the Holidays" is a popular song, commonly associated with the Christmas season although the lyrics are more applicable to the Thanksgiving holidays....

","Everybody Loves A Lover

Everybody Loves a Lover

"Everybody Loves a Lover" is a popular song.The writers were both people who were best known for collaborations with other partners. The music was written by Robert Allen and the lyrics by Richard Adler .The recording by Doris Day was released by Columbia Records as catalog...

 and "Chances Are

Chances Are (song)

"Chances Are" is a popular song with music by Robert Allen and lyrics by Al Stillman. It was published in 1957. The song was one of a large number of compositions by the Stillman-Allen team that were chart hits in the 1950s. It was listed on Billboards "Most Played by Jockeys" survey for Johnny...

".

Robert Allen died in Quogue, New York

Quogue, New York

Quogue is an incorporated village in Southampton, Suffolk County, New York on the South Shore of Long Island. As of the United States 2000 Census, the population was 1,018.-Geography:Quogue is located at ....

 at the age of 73.

Perry Como hits

• "Noodlin' Rag" (1952)
• "Sweetheart's Holiday" (1952)
• "To Know You (Is to Love You)" (1952, redone in 1959)
• "You Are Never Far Away (From Me)" (1952, redone in 1958)
• "Home for the Holidays
  Home for the Holidays (song)
  " Home for the Holidays" is a popular song, commonly associated with the Christmas season although the lyrics are more applicable to the Thanksgiving holidays....
  
  " (1954)
• "My One and Only Heart" (1953)
• "You Alone (Solo Tu)" (1953, redone in 1961)
• "Door of Dreams" (1955)

Four Lads hits

• "Enchanted Island
  Enchanted Island (song)
  "Enchanted Island" is a popular song with music written by Robert Allen and lyrics by Al Stillman. The song was published in 1958, and featured as the title song of producer Benedict Bogeaus' feature film Enchanted Island, starring Dana Andrews and Jane Powell, and performed on the soundtrack by...
  
  " (1958)
• "Moments to Remember
  Moments to Remember
  "Moments to Remember" is a popular song published in 1955, and recorded by The Four Lads. The song was written by Robert Allen and Al Stillman.-History:...
  
  " (1955)
• "No, Not Much
  No, Not Much
  "No, Not Much" is a popular song published in 1955. The music was written by Robert Allen, the lyrics by Al Stillman.This song is an example of being rejected from the lover, stating that the lover does not get the pleasure, the thrills, and the satisfaction from his mate, stating that this was...
  
  " (1956)
• "There's Only One of You
  There's Only One of You
  "There’s Only One of You" is a popular song with music written by Robert Allen and lyrics by Al Stillman. The song was published in 1958.The song was one of a large number of Stillman-Allen compositions that were recorded by The Four Lads. This recording was released by Columbia Records as catalog...
  
   (1958)
• "Who Needs You?
  Who Needs You?
  The song was one of a large number of Stillman-Allen compositions recorded by The Four Lads. This recording was released by Columbia Records as catalog number 40811. It first reached the Billboard charts on February 2, 1957...
  
  " (1956)

Johnny Mathis hits

• "Chances Are
  Chances Are (song)
  "Chances Are" is a popular song with music by Robert Allen and lyrics by Al Stillman. It was published in 1957. The song was one of a large number of compositions by the Stillman-Allen team that were chart hits in the 1950s. It was listed on Billboards "Most Played by Jockeys" survey for Johnny...
  
  " (1957)
• "It's Not for Me to Say
  It's Not for Me to Say
  "It's Not for Me to Say" is a 1957 popular song with music by Robert Allen and lyrics by Al Stillman. It was written for the 1957 movie Lizzie , and was sung by Johnny Mathis....
  
  " (1957)
• "Teacher, Teacher" (1958)

With Richard Adler

• "Everybody Loves a Lover
  Everybody Loves a Lover
  "Everybody Loves a Lover" is a popular song.The writers were both people who were best known for collaborations with other partners. The music was written by Robert Allen and the lyrics by Richard Adler .The recording by Doris Day was released by Columbia Records as catalog...
  
  " (a hit for Doris Day
  Doris Day
  Doris Day is an American actress, singer and, since her retirement from show business, an animal rights activist. With an entertainment career that spanned through almost 50 years, Day started her career as a big band singer in 1939, but only began to be noticed after her first hit recording,...
  
   in 1958 and The Shirelles
  The Shirelles
  The Shirelles were an African-American girl group that achieved popularity in the early 1960s. They consisted of schoolmates Shirley Owens , Doris Coley , Addie "Micki" Harris , and Beverly Lee...
  
  in 1963)

External links

• Obituary of Robert Allen