Rosa Rio
Rosa Rio (June 2, 1902 – May 13, 2010) was the stage name of American concert pianist Elizabeth Raub, who also provided scores and arrangement for theater, radio, television and film productions later becoming a teacher of music and voice. She started her career as a theatre performer before becoming a silent film accompanist, after which she became a leading organist on network radio and television for soap operas and dramas. In 1993 she reprised her film accompaniment career in Florida, providing the scores for early productions, some of which she had accompanied some 80 years earlier, on their release to cinema. |
Birth and Death Data: Born June 2, 1902 (New Orleans), Died May 13, 2010 (Greater Sun Center)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1950 - 1951
Roles Represented in DAHR: organ, piano
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Recordings
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | E0VB-4632 | 10-in. | 5/18/1950 | Ashes of roses | Rosalie Allen ; Elton Britt ; Skytoppers | Female-male vocal duet, with recitation and string band | instrumentalist, organ | |
Victor | E0VB-4633 | 10-in. | 5/18/1950 | Cotton candy and a toy balloon | Rosalie Allen ; Elton Britt ; Skytoppers | Female-male vocal duet, with string band and sound effects | instrumentalist, organ | |
Victor | E0VB-5252 | 10-in. | 8/15/1950 | I'll find you | Elton Britt ; Skytoppers | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, organ | |
Victor | E0VB-5253 | 10-in. | 8/15/1950 | (Remember me) I'm the one who loves you | Elton Britt ; Skytoppers | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, organ | |
Victor | E0VB-5278 | 10-in. | 8/15/1950 | The red we want is the red we've got (in the old red white and blue) | Elton Britt ; Skytoppers | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, organ | |
Victor | E0VB-5771 | 10-in. | 10/11/1950 | I don't want no more of army life (gee, mom I want to go home) | Panhandle Punchers ; Texas Jim Robertson | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, organ | |
Victor | E0VB-5772 | 10-in. | 10/11/1950 | If you've got the money, I've got the time | Panhandle Punchers ; Texas Jim Robertson | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, organ | |
Victor | E0VB-5773 | 10-in. | 10/11/1950 | You can't do nothin' with a woman | Panhandle Punchers ; Texas Jim Robertson | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, organ | |
Victor | E0VB-5845 | 10-in. | 11/10/1950 | Jesus and the atheist | Eddy Arnold | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, organ | |
Victor | E0VB-6281 | 10-in. | 12/13/1950 | May the good Lord bless and keep you | Eddy Arnold | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, organ | |
Victor | E0VB-6282 | 10-in. | 12/13/1950 | I'm writing a letter to the Lord | Eddy Arnold | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, organ | |
Victor | E1FB-1104 | 10-in. | 2/9/1951 | Noche de paz | Los Ruiseñores | Vocal chorus, with percussion and organ | instrumentalist, organ | |
Victor | E1FB-1105 | 10-in. | 2/9/1951 | Cascabeles | Los Ruiseñores | Vocal chorus, with percussion and organ | instrumentalist, organ | |
Victor | E1FB-1106 | 10-in. | 2/9/1951 | Canción de cuna | Los Ruiseñores | Vocal chorus, with percussion and organ | instrumentalist, organ | |
Victor | E1FB-1107 | 10-in. | 2/9/1951 | Paz en la tierra | Los Ruiseñores | Vocal chorus, with percussion and organ | instrumentalist, organ | |
Victor | E1FB-1120 | 10-in. | 2/13/1951 | El rosario | Los Ruiseñores | Vocal ensemble, with organ and percussion | instrumentalist, organ | |
Victor | E1VB-1353 | 10-in. | 3/6/1951 | Beautiful brown eyes | '49ers [Jesse Rogers] ; Jesse Rogers | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, organ | |
Victor | E1VB-1354 | 10-in. | 3/6/1951 | Tellin' my baby bye bye | '49ers [Jesse Rogers] ; Jesse Rogers | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, organ |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Rio, Rosa," accessed November 21, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/357470.
Rio, Rosa. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/357470.
"Rio, Rosa." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 21 November 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Rio, Rosa, 1902-2010 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n92118112
Wikidata: Rosa Rio - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q7367114
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/11508852
MusicBrainz: Rosa Rio - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/b6d438d8-fec5-430b-987c-c666161eddfc
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