Walter B. Rogers

Walter Bowman Rogers (October 14, 1865 – December 24, 1939) was an American cornet player, concert band and orchestral conductor and composer, who was responsible for most of the orchestral arrangements on recordings made for the Victor Talking Machine Company between 1904 and 1916. He left the Victor Company when he accepted an equity partnership with the Paroquette recording company, a venture which ended when the company went into receivership. He accepted arranging, conducting positions with the Paramount and Emerson companies before he was offered an executive-level position by the Brunswick-Balke-Collander Company when the nationally known manufacturer of bowling, saloon, and phonograph cabinetry decided to expand its operations in the talking-machine industry by creating a line of phonograph recordings. Rogers became Brunswick’s director of classical-music releases, a role he held until shortly before the Brunswick phonograph division was acquired by the Warner Brothers film corporation in April 1930.

Birth and Death Data: Born October 14, 1865 (Delphi), Died December 24, 1939

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1900 - 1929

Roles Represented in DAHR: conductor, arranger, cornet, composer, trombone, piano, chimes

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Recordings (Results 476-500 of 2261 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor B-4681 10-in. 7/15/1907 Merry widow waltz Victor Orchestra Orchestra conductor  
Victor C-4700 12-in. 7/24/1907 Kennst du das Land? Ernestine Schumann-Heink Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra conductor  
Victor C-4713 12-in. 7/25/1907 Cujus animam John A. Finnegan Male vocal solo, with orchestra conductor  
Victor C-4725 12-in. 7/30/1907 Lord God of Abraham Herbert Witherspoon Bass vocal solo, with orchestra conductor  
Victor C-4730 12-in. 7/30/1907 The trumpet shall sound Emil Keneke ; Victor Orchestra ; Herbert Witherspoon Bass vocal solo, with trumpet and orchestra conductor  
Victor B-4746 10-in. 8/2/1907 Prayer after the tattoo German Cavalry Band Band conductor  
Victor B-4747 10-in. 8/2/1907 Harmonic retreat German Cavalry Band Band conductor  
Victor B-4748 10-in. 8/2/1907 Parade post with Kaiser Friedrich march German Cavalry Band Band conductor  
Victor B-4762 10-in. 8/5/1907 The darkies' jubilee Victor Orchestra Orchestra conductor  
Victor B-4824 10-in. 9/20/1907 His Master's Voice march Arthur Pryor's Band Band composer  
Victor B-4962 10-in. 12/9/1907 Army and navy Victor Orchestra Orchestra conductor, arranger  
Victor B-4963 10-in. 12/9/1907 Barcarolle Victor Orchestra Orchestra conductor  
Victor B-5021 10-in. 1/14/1908 The dream waltz Victor Orchestra Orchestra conductor  
Victor B-5041 10-in. 9/15/1915 The rosary Ernestine Schumann-Heink Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra conductor  
Victor B-6005 10-in. 3/3/1908 Glow worm Victor Orchestra Orchestra, with chorus and bells solo conductor  
Victor C-6025 12-in. 3/10/1908 Quartet : Addio dolce svegliare Enrico Caruso ; Geraldine Farrar ; Antonio Scotti ; Gina Viafora Vocal quartet (2 sopranos, tenor, and baritone), with orchestra conductor  
Victor C-6026 12-in. 3/10/1908 Finale act I, O quanti occhi fisi Enrico Caruso ; Geraldine Farrar Vocal duet (soprano and tenor), with orchestra conductor  
Victor B-6027 10-in. 3/12/1908 Happy days march Victor Orchestra Orchestra conductor  
Victor B-6078 10-in. 4/2/1908 A waltz dream : Selection Victor Orchestra Orchestra conductor  
Victor C-6079 12-in. 4/2/1908 Genée waltzes Victor Dance Orchestra Orchestra conductor  
Victor B-6104 10-in. 4/13/1908 Medley of Harry Lauder songs Victor Orchestra Orchestra conductor  
Victor B-6241 10-in. 6/1/1908 Paraphrase of "In the sweet bye-and-bye" Victor String Quartet String quartet, with harp obbligato arranger  
Victor B-6243 10-in. 6/2/1908 The vacant chair : Paraphrase Victor Octette Instrumental ensemble arranger  
Victor B-6244 10-in. 6/3/1908 Alice, where art thou? Louis Heine ; Darius Lyons Flute and cello duet, with strings and harp arranger  
Victor C-6309 12-in. 7/17/1908 Pamplona waltz Victor Dance Orchestra Orchestra conductor  
(Results 476-500 of 2261 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Rogers, Walter B.," accessed November 24, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/102188.

Rogers, Walter B.. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 24, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/102188.

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