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 were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings (Results 1051-1075 of 2261 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | B-15507 | 10-in. | 12/16/1914 | When the bell in the lighthouse rings | Wilfred Glenn | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | conductor | |
Victor | B-15508 | 10-in. | 12/16/1914 | Chaqueteros | Banda Rodríguez [i.e., Victor Band] | Band | conductor | |
Victor | B-15509 | 10-in. | 12/16/1914 | No llores | Banda Rodríguez [i.e., Victor Band] | Band | conductor | |
Victor | B-15513 | 10-in. | 12/16/1914 | Pienso en tí | Banda Rodríguez [i.e., Victor Band] | Band | conductor | |
Victor | B-15514 | 10-in. | 12/16/1914 | María Luisa | Banda Rodríguez [i.e., Victor Band] | Band | conductor | |
Victor | B-15515 | 10-in. | 12/16/1914 | Que toman? | Banda Rodríguez | Band | conductor | |
Victor | B-15516 | 10-in. | 12/16/1914 | Pasión | Banda Rodríguez | Band | conductor | |
Victor | B-15525 | 10-in. | 12/17/1914 | House of memories | Reinald Werrenrath | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | conductor | |
Victor | B-15534 | 10-in. | 12/21/1914 | My skylark love | Margaret Romaine | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | conductor | |
Victor | B-15535 | 10-in. | 12/21/1914 | California | George MacFarlane | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | conductor | |
Victor | B-15536 | 10-in. | 12/21/1914 | The grey dove | Margaret Romaine | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | conductor | |
Victor | B-15537 | 10-in. | 12/21/1914 | A little bit of heaven | George MacFarlane | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | conductor | |
Victor | B-15542 | 10-in. | 12/23/1914 | Sailing | Victor Male Quartet ; Reinald Werrenrath | Male vocal solo and male vocal quartet, with orchestra | conductor | |
Victor | B-15546 | 10-in. | 12/24/1914 | Vesti la giubba | Giovanni Martinelli | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | conductor | |
Victor | B-15547 | 10-in. | 12/24/1914 | La mia canzone | Giovanni Martinelli | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | conductor | |
Victor | C-15560 | 12-in. | 1/4/1915 | Concerto for two violins | Fritz Kreisler ; Efrem Zimbalist | Violin duet, with string ensemble | conductor | |
Victor | C-15561 | 12-in. | 1/4/1915 | Concerto for two violins | Fritz Kreisler ; Efrem Zimbalist | Violin duet, with string ensemble | conductor | |
Victor | C-15562 | 12-in. | 1/4/1915 | Concerto for two violins | Fritz Kreisler ; Efrem Zimbalist | Violin duet, with string ensemble | conductor | |
Victor | C-15563 | 12-in. | 1/5/1915 | Gems from La traviata | Victor Opera Company | Vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra | conductor | |
Victor | C-15564 | 12-in. | 1/5/1915 | Gems from La traviata | Victor Opera Company | Vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra | conductor | |
Victor | C-15568 | 12-in. | 1/7/1915 | Pe'che? | Enrico Caruso | Tenor vocal solo, with mandolin and orchestra | conductor | |
Victor | B-15569 | 10-in. | 1/7/1915 | Cielo turchino | Enrico Caruso | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | conductor | |
Victor | C-15570 | 12-in. | 1/7/1915 | Requiem mass : Ingemisco | Enrico Caruso | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | conductor | |
Victor | B-15571 | 10-in. | 1/7/1915 | Ah luna | Enrico Caruso | Tenor vocal solo, with mandolin and orchestra | conductor | |
Victor | C-15572 | 12-in. | 1/7/1915 | Angelo casto e bel | Enrico Caruso | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | conductor |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Rogers, Walter B.," accessed October 4, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/102188.
Rogers, Walter B.. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved October 4, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/102188.
"Rogers, Walter B.." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 4 October 2024.
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LCNAR: Rogers, Walter B., 1865-1939 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n78016385
Wikidata: Walter B. Rogers - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q4463404
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/49418707
MusicBrainz: Walter B. Rogers - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/3c423820-1f42-4587-94fa-821a98419fcf
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