Alex Rogers

Alexander Claude Rogers (September 4, 1876 – September 14, 1930), known as Alex Rogers, was a composer and lyricist. He wrote music including for the musical Bandanna Land and served as president and a board member of the Gotham-Attucks Music Publishing Company. The firm published some of his songs.

Rogers was born September 4, 1876 in Nashville, Tennessee. When he was 18, he moved to Philadelphia after joining a minstrel show then in 1902 met Bert Williams and George Walker. The three produced several successful shows the first being In Dahomey which they performed across the United States and England. Other shows with Williams and Walker included Bandanna Land and Abyssinia. Rogers specialized in writing in African American dialects.

After Williams died in 1922, Rogers wrote three Broadway musicals with Luckey Roberts: Go-Go (1923), Sharlee (1923), and My Magnolia (1926), the latter starring Adelaide Hall. He also made several recordings on Victor Records with Eddie Hunter.

Rogers died in September 14, 1930. His obituary ran on the first page of the New York Age and credited him with writing the lyrics to 2,000 songs.

Birth and Death Data: Born (Nashville (capital and largest city of Tennessee, United States)), Died September 14, 1930 (Brooklyn (borough of New York City, New York, United States) )

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1903 - 1933

Roles Represented in DAHR: lyricist, composer, vocalist, speaker, author, songwriter

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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 64 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor [Pre-matrix A-]1989 7-in. 2/25/1903 I'm a Jonah man Arthur Collins Male vocal solo lyricist, composer  
Victor [Pre-matrix B-]1989 10-in. 2/25/1903 I'm a Jonah man Dan W. Quinn Male vocal solo lyricist, composer  
Victor [Pre-matrix B-]2052 10-in. 3/3/1903 I'm a Jonah man Arthur Collins Male vocal solo, with piano lyricist, composer  
Victor A-1667 7-in. 9/6/1904 I may be crazy but I ain't no fool Bob Roberts Male vocal solo, with piano composer  
Victor B-1667 10-in. 9/6/1904 I may be crazy but I ain't no fool Bob Roberts Male vocal solo, with piano composer  
Victor B-2536 10-in. 5/9/1905 Why Adam sinned Arthur Collins Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer, lyricist  
Victor B-2568 10-in. 5/22/1905 Nobody Arthur Collins Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Victor C-3338 12-in. 4/26/1906 Here it comes again Arthur Collins Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Victor B-6066 10-in. 3/31/1908 Bon-bon buddy Billy Murray Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Victor B-8180 10-in. 8/26/1909 The red, red rose Albert Campbell ; Haydn Quartet Male vocal quartet and soloist, with orchestra lyricist  
Victor C-8258 12-in. 9/28/1909 Red, red rose Arthur C. Clough ; Haydn Quartet Male vocal solo and male vocal quartet, with orchestra lyricist  
Victor B-10157 10-in. 4/6/1911 Why Adam sinned Lilian Homesley Female vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist, composer  
Victor B-15265 10-in. 10/8/1914 Exhortation Reed Miller Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Victor B-26700 10-in. 7/19/1922 Entangled, part 1 Alex Rogers ; Tennessee Four Monologue, with male vocal quartet and piano lyricist, speaker  
Victor B-26701 10-in. 7/19/1922 Entangled, part 2 Alex Rogers ; Tennessee Four Monologue, with male vocal quartet and piano speaker, lyricist  
Victor B-28419 10-in. 7/25/1923 Complainin' (It's human nature to complain) Eddie Hunter Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Victor B-28420 10-in. 7/25/1923 I got Eddie Hunter Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Victor B-28518 10-in. 8/30/1923 Why Adam sinned Edward Frye ; Arthur Moss Male vocal duet, unaccompanied lyricist, composer  
Victor B-28897 10-in. 11/16/1923 Hard times Eddie Hunter Male vocal solo, with piano lyricist  
Victor B-28898 10-in. 11/16/1923 Mamie Eddie Hunter Male vocal solo, with piano lyricist  
Victor B-28899 10-in. 11/16/1923 I'm done Eddie Hunter ; Alex Rogers Male vocal duet, with piano lyricist, vocalist  
Victor B-29010 10-in. 11/16/1923 Bootleggers' ball Eddie Hunter ; Alex Rogers Comic dialogue and male vocal solo, with piano vocalist, lyricist  
Victor BVE-39674 10-in. 7/19/1927 Baby wants Eddie Hunter ; Alex Rogers Male vocal duet, with piano lyricist, vocalist  
Victor BVE-39675 10-in. 7/19/1927 Gallopin' dominoes Eddie Hunter ; Alex Rogers Male vocal duet, with piano lyricist, vocalist  
Victor BVE-39676 10-in. 7/19/1927 Peace of mind Eddie Hunter ; Alex Rogers Male vocal duet, with piano vocalist, lyricist  
(Results 1-25 of 64 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Rogers, Alex," accessed January 7, 2026, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/101132.

Rogers, Alex. (2026). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved January 7, 2026, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/101132.

"Rogers, Alex." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2026. Web. 7 January 2026.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/101132

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Rogers, Alex, 1876-1930 - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2007002782

Wikidata: Alex Rogers (songwriter) - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q123058514

VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/16669091

MusicBrainz: Alex Rogers - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/f7b63b80-aa2f-4615-8342-c44f0d900089

Fast: https://id.worldcat.org/fast/1954972 - https://id.worldcat.org/fast/1954972

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