Alex Rogers
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1903 - 1933
Roles Represented in DAHR: lyricist, composer, vocalist, speaker, author, songwriter
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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings
| 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 | composer, lyricist | |
| 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 | lyricist, vocalist | |
| 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 | |
| Victor | BVE-39677 | 10-in. | 7/19/1927 | Gravy | Eddie Hunter ; Alex Rogers | Male vocal duet, with piano | lyricist, vocalist | |
| Victor | BVE-39678 | 10-in. | 7/19/1927 | Up in my sweetie's suite | Eddie Hunter ; Alex Rogers | Male vocal duet, with piano | lyricist, vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-77173 | 10-in. | 12/4/1933 | Nobody | Harry Wall | Male vocal solo, with piano | lyricist | |
| Victor | [Trial 1922-05-10-06] | 10-in. | 5/10/1922 | Negro ante-bellum sermon as preached in the South before the war | Alex Rogers | Comic recitation, unaccompanied | speaker, author | |
| Victor | [Trial 1922-09-19-05] | 10-in. | 9/19/1922 | Brother Bonehead 'Entangled' | Jim Burris ; Alex Rogers | Dialogue, unaccompanied | speaker | |
| Victor | [Trial 1924-03-12-01] | 10-in. | 3/12/1924 | Baby wants | Eddie Hunter ; Alex Rogers | Male vocal duet, with piano | vocalist, lyricist | |
| Victor | [Trial 1924-03-12-02] | 10-in. | 3/12/1924 | Satin finish | Eddie Hunter ; Alex Rogers | Male vocal duet, with piano | vocalist, lyricist | |
| Victor | [Trial 1924-03-12-03] | 10-in. | 3/12/1924 | Peace of mind | Eddie Hunter ; Alex Rogers | Male vocal duet, with piano | vocalist, lyricist | |
| Columbia | 1388 | 7-in. | ca. 1903 | I'm a Jonah man | Bob Roberts | Male vocal solo, with piano | lyricist, composer | |
| Columbia | 1388 | 10-in. | approximately 1903 | I'm a Jonah man | Bob Roberts | Male vocal solo, with piano | lyricist, composer | |
| Columbia | 1889 | 10-in. | between January and October 1904 | I may be crazy, but I ain't no fool | Artists vary | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer, lyricist | |
| Columbia | 3060 | 10-in. | between 1904 and February 1905 | Never | Bob Roberts | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist, composer | |
| Columbia | 3264 | 10-in. | ca. Jan.-Oct. 1905 | Nobody | Arthur Collins | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Columbia | 3423 | 10-in. | ca. Jan.-June 1906 | Nobody | Bert Williams | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Columbia | 3454 | 10-in. | between January and August 1906 | Here it comes again | Bert Williams | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Columbia | 3504 | 10-in. | between January and November 1906 | Let it alone | Bert Williams | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Columbia | 38540 | 10-in. | 1/7/1913 | Nobody | Bert Williams | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Columbia | 39325 | 10-in. | 4/14/1914 | Exhortation | Reed Miller | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Columbia | 46005 | 10-in. | 9/9/1915 | Never mo' | Bert Williams | Male vocal solo and monologue, with orchestra | songwriter | |
| Columbia | 46302 | 10-in. | 12/24/1915 | Exhortation | The Right Quintette | Male vocal quintet, with piano | lyricist | |
| Columbia | 46303 | 10-in. | 12/24/1915 | Rain song | The Right Quintette | Male vocal quintet, with piano | lyricist | |
| Columbia | 46944 | 10-in. | 7/22/1916 | The Lee family | Bert Williams | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Columbia | 77239 | 10-in. | 8/8/1917 | Rockaway | Irving Kaufman | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Columbia | 78031 | 10-in. | 8/29/1918 | When I return | Bert Williams | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Columbia | 78411 | 10-in. | 4/29/1919 | Elder Eatmore's sermon on generosity | Bert Williams | Comic monologue | composer | |
| Columbia | 80129 | 10-in. | 1/8/1922 | Complainin' | Nora Bayes | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Columbia | 80431 | 10-in. | 6/28/1922 | Lonesome longin' blues | Dolly Kay | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Columbia | 80663 | 10-in. | 11/10/1922 | Daddy's goin' huntin' tonight | Nora Bayes | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | songwriter | |
| Columbia | 49643 | 12-in. | 6/27/1919 | Elder Eatmore's sermon on "Generosity" | Bert Williams | Comic monologue, with mixed vocal trio and organ | author, vocalist | |
| Columbia | 49644 | 12-in. | 6/27/1919 | Elder Eatmore's sermon on throwing stones | Bert Williams | Sermon, with male vocal solo and organ | author | |
| Columbia | W142420 | 10-in. | 7/12/1926 | Let it alone | J. L. Bischof | Male vocal solo, with piano | lyricist | |
| Columbia | W143772 | 10-in. | 3/26/1927 | Let it alone | Chris Bouchillon | Male vocal solo, with guitar | lyricist | |
| Columbia | W98411 | 12-in. | 11/25/1927 | Our child | Charles E. Mack ; Luckey Roberts | Monologue, with piano and baby cries | songwriter | |
| Columbia | W98413 | 12-in. | 12/21/1927 | Elder Eatmore's sermon on throwing stones | Two Black Crows | Comic scene, with organ | author | |
| OKeh | S-70565 | 10-in. | Mar. 1922 | Complainin' (It's human nature to complain) | Sophie Tucker | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Brunswick | C182-C183 | 10-in. | 4/20/1926 | Exhortation (A Negro sermon) | Umbrian Glee Club | Male vocal chorus, with piano | lyricist | |
| Brunswick | C186-C187 | 10-in. | 4/20/1926 | Rain song | Umbrian Glee Club | Male vocal chorus, with piano | lyricist | |
| Edison | 10723 | 10-in. | 12/15/1925 | Exhortation | James Doherty | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Edison | 18130 | 10-in. | 12/23/1927 | Why Adam sinned | American Singers | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | lyricist, composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Rogers, Alex," accessed April 23, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/101132.
Rogers, Alex. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 23, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/101132.
"Rogers, Alex." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 23 April 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
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LCNAR: Rogers, Alex, 1876-1930 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2007002782
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