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 1301-1325 of 2261 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | B-16094 | 10-in. | 6/11/1915 | My hula maid | James F. Harrison ; James Reed | Male vocal duet, with mandolin and orchestra | conductor | |
Victor | B-16097 | 10-in. | 6/11/1915 | Open up your heart (Let me in) | James F. Harrison ; James Reed | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | conductor | |
Victor | C-16100 | 12-in. | 6/17/1915 | Songs of the past, no. 2 | Victor Mixed Chorus | Vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra | conductor | |
Victor | B-16101 | 10-in. | 6/18/1915 | Believe me if all those endearing young charms | Paul Althouse | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | conductor | |
Victor | C-16104 | 12-in. | 6/14/1915 | Poet and peasant overture | Victor Concert Orchestra | Orchestra | conductor | |
Victor | C-16105 | 12-in. | 6/14/1915 | Poet and peasant overture | Victor Concert Orchestra | Orchestra | conductor | |
Victor | C-16106 | 12-in. | 6/15/1915 | Kathleen Mavourneen | Johanna Gadski | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | conductor | |
Victor | C-16113 | 12-in. | 6/18/1915 | Ah! Moon of my delight | Paul Althouse | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | conductor | |
Victor | B-16114 | 10-in. | 6/18/1915 | Cielo e mar | Paul Althouse | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | conductor | |
Victor | C-16115 | 12-in. | 6/18/1915 | Cujus animam | Paul Althouse | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | conductor | |
Victor | C-16128 | 12-in. | 6/22/1915 | Dream faces | Clarence Whitehill | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | conductor | |
Victor | C-16129 | 12-in. | 6/22/1915 | Some day | Clarence Whitehill | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | conductor | |
Victor | B-16130 | 10-in. | 6/22/1915 | Ich grolle nicht | Clarence Whitehill | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | conductor | |
Victor | C-16136 | 12-in. | 6/23/1915 | The song of songs | Evan Williams | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | conductor | |
Victor | C-16137 | 12-in. | 6/24/1915 | Seek ye the Lord | Evan Williams | Tenor vocal solo, with vocal chorus and orchestra | conductor | |
Victor | C-16138 | 12-in. | 6/24/1915 | Sanctus | Evan Williams | Tenor vocal solo, with vocal chorus and orchestra | conductor | |
Victor | C-16145 | 12-in. | 6/25/1915 | I want to see the old home | Clarence Whitehill | Baritone vocal solo, with male vocal chorus and orchestra | conductor | |
Victor | B-16146 | 10-in. | 7/6/1915 | Massa's in de cold, cold ground | Clarence Whitehill | Baritone vocal solo, with male vocal chorus and orchestra | conductor | |
Victor | C-16146 | 12-in. | 6/25/1915 | Massa's in de cold, cold ground | Clarence Whitehill | Baritone vocal solo, with male vocal chorus and orchestra | conductor | |
Victor | B-16147 | 10-in. | 6/25/1915 | The ninety and nine | Evan Williams | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | conductor | |
Victor | C-16150 | 12-in. | 6/28/1915 | L'heure d'or | Frances Bernard Hammond | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | conductor | |
Victor | C-16151 | 12-in. | 6/28/1915 | Viens aider | Frances Bernard Hammond | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | conductor | |
Victor | C-16152 | 12-in. | 6/29/1915 | Onaway! Awake beloved! | Paul Althouse | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | conductor | |
Victor | C-16153 | 12-in. | 6/30/1915 | Fuggiam gli ardori | Paul Althouse ; Lucy Isabelle Marsh | Vocal duet (soprano and tenor), with orchestra | conductor | |
Victor | B-16154 | 10-in. | 6/30/1915 | Siegmund's Liebeslied | Paul Althouse | 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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