“My Dad” was a pop song released in 1962 by Paul Peterson. It rose all the way to number six on the US Pop Chart and reached number two on the Adult Contemporary Chart.
In addition to singing, Peterson was also an actor and novelist. He played Jeff Stone on The Donna Reed Show, a sitcom that aired on ABC from 1958 until 1966. Peterson performed “My Dad” on an episode of the show to his television father, played by Carl Betz.
In a Father’s Day post, Peterson once wrote, “Among those things of which I am most proud is the single episode of The Donna Reed Show called ‘My Dad.’ It is tops among my performance life in television. This single episode is consistently voted in the Top 100 single episodes in television history. That’s why it’s in The Television Hall of Fame. It struck a chord in America when it was first broadcast on October 25th, 1962, and you’d have to be made of stone not to be touched by its straightforward, unapologetic sincerity to this very day.”
He continued, “‘My Dad’ was not a spontaneous act of creation captured on film. The song was written by Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil, arranged by Stu Phillips, recorded and re-recorded for its presentation on a carefully written family show. It was seamlessly lip-synced for a variety of camera angles over a two-hour period, with an hour out for lunch. Scores of people behind the lens made it happen, and they all knew what they were doing, from Donna Reed and Shelley Fabares to the property master and cinematographer.”
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Peterson went on to explain how proud he was of this episode and the song in it. “‘My Dad’ was then and is now greater than the sum of its parts,” he said. “This Father’s Day classic continues to capture people’s hearts and moves them to share its impact. I hope the lyrics reach deep into your soul. Take the time to watch the ‘My Dad’ episode on YouTube. Write to me. I collect these tales.”
Peterson is currently 81.
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