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 2026-2050 of 2261 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Brunswick | E27327 | 10-in. | 4/11/1928 | For you | Grace Moore | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | conductor | |
Brunswick | E27328 | 10-in. | 4/11/1928 | By the bend of the river | Grace Moore | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | conductor | |
Brunswick | E27341 | 10-in. | 4/13/1928 | The song of the Volga boatmen | Michael Bohnen | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | conductor | |
Brunswick | E27342 | 10-in. | 4/13/1928 | König’s Gebet | Michael Bohnen | Bass vocal solo, with orchestra | conductor | |
Brunswick | E27362 | 10-in. | 4/17/1928 | Last rose of summer | Grace Moore | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | arranger | |
Brunswick | E27363 | 10-in. | 4/17/1928 | Home, sweet home | Grace Moore | Female vocal solo, with male vocal trio with orchestra | arranger | |
Brunswick | E27364 | 10-in. | 4/17/1928 | The prisoner and the dove | Michael Bohnen | Male vocal solo, with orchestra and violin obbligato | arranger | |
Brunswick | XE27371 | 12-in. | 4/18/1928 | In a monastery garden | Brunswick Concert Orchestra | Orchestra, with male vocal quartet | conductor | |
Brunswick | E27372 | 10-in. | 4/18/1928 | Carry me back to old Virginny | Marie Tiffany | Female vocal solo, with male vocal trio and orchestra | conductor | |
Brunswick | XE27383 | 12-in. | 4/20/1928 | Danube waves waltz | Brunswick Concert Orchestra | Orchestra | conductor | |
Brunswick | E27384 | 10-in. | 4/20/1928 | Pale moon | Marie Tiffany | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | conductor, arranger | |
Brunswick | E27385 | 10-in. | 4/20/1928 | Little grey home in the West | Marie Tiffany | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | conductor, arranger | |
Brunswick | E27418 | 10-in. | 4/25/1928 | Flow gently, sweet Afton | Marie Morrisey | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | conductor | |
Brunswick | E27419 | 10-in. | 4/25/1928 | Cradle song | Marie Morrisey | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | conductor | |
Brunswick | E27420 | 10-in. | 4/25/1928 | Paquita | Mario Chamlee | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | conductor, arranger | |
Brunswick | E27430 | 10-in. | 4/26/1928 | Love’s old sweet song | Marie Morrisey | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | conductor, arranger | |
Brunswick | E27431 | 10-in. | 4/26/1928 | Oh promise me | Marie Morrisey | Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra | conductor, arranger | |
Brunswick | E27434 | 10-in. | 4/26/1928 | A perfect day | Mario Chamlee | Male vocal solo, with male vocal trio and orchestra | conductor, arranger | |
Brunswick | E27435 | 10-in. | 4/26/1928 | Sérénade française | Mario Chamlee | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | conductor, arranger | |
Brunswick | XE27473 | 12-in. | 5/4/1928 | Ave Maria | Mario Chamlee ; Fredric Fradkin | Tenor vocal solo, with organ, piano and violin obbligato | arranger, conductor | |
Brunswick | XE27474 | 12-in. | 5/4/1928 | Elegie | Mario Chamlee ; Fredric Fradkin | Tenor vocal solo, with string orchestra and violin obbligato | arranger, conductor | |
Brunswick | E27560 | 10-in. | 5/16/1928 | Luna d’estate | Richard Bonelli | Male vocal solo, with orchestra, mandolin, and guitar | arranger | |
Brunswick | E27561 | 10-in. | 5/16/1928 | Visione veneziana | Richard Bonelli | Male vocal solo, with orchestra, mandolin, and guitar | arranger | |
Brunswick | E27562 | 10-in. | 5/16/1928 | Pale moon | Marie Tiffany | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | arranger | |
Brunswick | E27563 | 10-in. | 5/17/1928 | Bird songs at eventide | Richard Bonelli | Male vocal solo, with orchestra, mandolin, and guitar | arranger |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Rogers, Walter B.," accessed May 15, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102188.
Rogers, Walter B.. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 15, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102188.
"Rogers, Walter B.." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 15 May 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
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MusicBrainz: Walter B. Rogers - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/3c423820-1f42-4587-94fa-821a98419fcf
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