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 1276-1300 of 2261 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | C-16042 | 12-in. | 5/24/1915 | Ma curly-headed babby | Frieda Hempel | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | conductor | |
Victor | C-16043 | 12-in. | 5/24/1915 | Mighty lak' a rose | Geraldine Farrar | Soprano vocal solo, with violin and orchestra | conductor | |
Victor | C-16044 | 12-in. | 5/24/1915 | Serenata | Geraldine Farrar | Soprano vocal solo, with string quartet and harp | conductor | |
Victor | C-16045 | 12-in. | 5/24/1915 | Connais-tu le pays? | Geraldine Farrar ; Fritz Kreisler | Soprano vocal solo, with violin and orchestra | conductor | |
Victor | C-16046 | 12-in. | 5/24/1915 | Annie Laurie | Geraldine Farrar | Soprano vocal solo, with violin and orchestra | conductor | |
Victor | B-16049 | 10-in. | 5/25/1915 | Asi te quiero | Banda Rodríguez | Band | conductor | |
Victor | B-16050 | 10-in. | 5/25/1915 | El pagare | Banda Rodríguez | Band | conductor | |
Victor | B-16051 | 10-in. | 5/25/1915 | Lindas poblanas | Banda Rodríguez [i.e., Victor Band] | Band | conductor | |
Victor | B-16052 | 10-in. | 5/25/1915 | Dos almas unidas | Banda Rodríguez [i.e., Victor Band] | Band | conductor | |
Victor | B-16053 | 10-in. | 5/25/1915 | Amor de torero | Banda Rodríguez [i.e., Victor Band] | Band | conductor | |
Victor | C-16054 | 12-in. | 5/27/1915 | Gems from A modern Eve | Victor Light Opera Company | Vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra | conductor | |
Victor | C-16055 | 12-in. | 5/27/1915 | Gems from Nobody home | Victor Light Opera Company | Vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra | conductor | |
Victor | C-16058 | 12-in. | 6/2/1915 | Symphony in G minor | Victor Concert Orchestra | Orchestra | conductor | |
Victor | B-16061 | 10-in. | 6/1/1915 | One wonderful night (You told me you loved me) | Lyric Quartet | Mixed vocal quartet, with orchestra | conductor | |
Victor | B-16062 | 10-in. | 6/1/1915 | You for me in the summertime | Lyric Quartet | Mixed vocal quartet, with bells and orchestra | conductor | |
Victor | B-16072 | 10-in. | 6/4/1915 | Norway | Henry Burr ; Albert Campbell | Male vocal duet, with bells and orchestra | conductor | |
Victor | B-16073 | 10-in. | 6/4/1915 | My little girl | Henry Burr ; Albert Campbell | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | conductor | |
Victor | B-16074 | 10-in. | 6/4/1915 | Jane | Andrea Sarto | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | conductor | |
Victor | C-16082 | 12-in. | 6/7/1915 | Old black Joe | Alma Gluck | Soprano vocal solo, with male vocal quartet, celeste, and orchestra | conductor | |
Victor | B-16086 | 10-in. | 6/9/1915 | Volta la terrea | Frieda Hempel | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | conductor | |
Victor | B-16087 | 10-in. | 6/10/1915 | Mighty lak' a rose | Frances Alda | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | conductor | |
Victor | C-16088 | 12-in. | 6/10/1915 | Dreams | Frances Alda | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | conductor | |
Victor | C-16089 | 12-in. | 6/10/1915 | Walther's Preislied | John McCormack | Tenor vocal solo, with violin and orchestra | conductor | |
Victor | B-16090 | 10-in. | 6/10/1915 | Serenata | John McCormack | Tenor vocal solo, with violin and orchestra | conductor | |
Victor | B-16091 | 10-in. | 6/10/1915 | Carmé | John McCormack | Tenor vocal solo, with violin and 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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