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 1376-1400 of 2261 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | B-16333 | 10-in. | 8/9/1915 | When you're in love with someone who is not in love with you | Charles Harrison | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | conductor | |
Victor | B-16337 | 10-in. | 8/10/1915 | Anhelos | Orquesta Rodríguez [i.e., Victor Orchestra] | Orchestra | conductor | |
Victor | B-16338 | 10-in. | 8/10/1915 | Coqueteando | Orquesta Rodríguez [i.e., Victor Orchestra] | Orchestra | conductor | |
Victor | B-16339 | 10-in. | 8/10/1915 | Alicia | Orquesta Rodríguez [i.e., Victor Orchestra] | Orchestra | conductor | |
Victor | B-16340 | 10-in. | 8/10/1915 | La Borinqueña | Orquesta Rodríguez [i.e., Victor Orchestra] | Orchestra | conductor | |
Victor | B-16342 | 10-in. | 8/10/1915 | Sooner or later (Your heart will cry 'I want you') | Ada Jones ; Billy Murray | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | conductor | |
Victor | B-16345 | 10-in. | 8/11/1915 | You'll always be the same sweet girl | James F. Harrison ; James Reed | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | conductor | |
Victor | B-16346 | 10-in. | 8/11/1915 | My sweet Adair | James F. Harrison ; James Reed | Male vocal duet, with cello and orchestra | conductor | |
Victor | B-16347 | 10-in. | 8/12/1915 | Amaryllis gavotte | Elsie Baker ; Marguerite Dunlap ; Olive Kline | Female vocal trio, with orchestra | conductor | |
Victor | B-16348 | 10-in. | 8/12/1915 | Go to sleep, my dusky baby | Elsie Baker ; Marguerite Dunlap ; Olive Kline | Female vocal trio, with orchestra | conductor | |
Victor | B-16349 | 10-in. | 8/12/1915 | Rockin' time | Elsie Baker ; Marguerite Dunlap ; Olive Kline | Female vocal trio, with orchestra | conductor | |
Victor | B-16350 | 10-in. | 8/12/1915 | Coronach | Elsie Baker ; Marguerite Dunlap ; Olive Kline | Female vocal trio, with harp and orchestra | conductor | |
Victor | B-16416 | 10-in. | 8/30/1915 | There must be little cupids in the briney | Billy Murray | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | conductor | |
Victor | B-16417 | 10-in. | 8/30/1915 | I love to stay at home | Billy Murray | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | conductor | |
Victor | B-16441 | 10-in. | 9/1/1915 | Dancing the jelly roll | Collins and Harlan | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | conductor | |
Victor | B-16442 | 10-in. | 9/1/1915 | Listen to that Dixie band | Collins and Harlan | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | conductor | |
Victor | B-16447 | 10-in. | 9/1/1915 | Emancipation handicap | Collins and Harlan | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | conductor | |
Victor | B-16456 | 10-in. | 9/7/1915 | Will-o'-the-wisp | Victor Orchestra | Orchestra | conductor | |
Victor | B-16457 | 10-in. | 9/7/1915 | Träumerei | Victor Concert Orchestra | Orchestra | conductor | |
Victor | B-16458 | 10-in. | 9/7/1915 | Legende | Victor Concert Orchestra | Orchestra, with violin solo | conductor | |
Victor | B-16461 | 10-in. | 9/8/1915 | Teach me to smile | Alice Green ; Edward Hamilton | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | conductor | |
Victor | C-16462 | 12-in. | 9/8/1915 | They didn't believe me | Alice Green ; Harry Macdonough | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | conductor | |
Victor | B-16463 | 10-in. | 9/8/1915 | Auf Wiedersehn | Alice Green ; Harry Macdonough | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | conductor | |
Victor | B-16464 | 10-in. | 9/8/1915 | I'm simply crazy over you | Harry Macdonough | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | conductor | |
Victor | C-16465 | 12-in. | 9/3/1915 | In native worth | 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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