[1] Haymes began his career in the early 1940s as a vocalist in the bands of Carl Hoff and Bob Chester.

[1] In 1942 Haymes began work, under the name "Bob Stanton", for the radio show Gillette Cavalcade of Sports.

[2] It has since been recorded by dozens of artists including Frank Sinatra, Mel Tormé, Johnny Mathis, Nina Simone, Bennie Green, Johnny Lytle, The Three Sounds, Lou Donaldson, Michael Bublé, and Rod Stewart.

In 1968, Haymes served as the national television director for Richard Nixon's presidential campaign.

[3] During the 1970s and 1980s, Haymes owned and operated an audio visual production company and continued to write music.

Haymes and Workman remained married until his death on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) on January 27, 1989.