Richard Rodgers
Richard Charles Rodgers (June 28, 1902 – December 30, 1979) was an American composer who worked primarily in musical theater. With 43 Broadway musicals and over 900 songs to his credit, Rodgers was one of the most well-known American composers of the 20th century, and his compositions had a significant influence on popular music. Rodgers is known for his songwriting partnerships, first with lyricist Lorenz Hart and then with Oscar Hammerstein II. With Hart he wrote musicals throughout the 1920s and 1930s, including Pal Joey, A Connecticut Yankee, On Your Toes and Babes in Arms. With Hammerstein he wrote musicals through the 1940s and 1950s, such as Oklahoma!, Flower Drum Song, Carousel, South Pacific, The King and I, and The Sound of Music. His collaborations with Hammerstein, in particular, are celebrated for bringing the Broadway musical to a new maturity by telling stories that were focused on characters and drama rather than the earlier light-hearted entertainment of the genre. Rodgers was the first person to win all four of the top American entertainment awards in theater, film, recording, and television – a Tony, an Oscar, a Grammy, and an Emmy – now known collectively as an EGOT. In addition, he was awarded a Pulitzer Prize, making him one of only two people to receive all five awards (Marvin Hamlisch is the other). In 1978, Rodgers was in the inaugural group of Kennedy Center Honorees for lifetime achievement in the arts. |
Birth and Death Data: Born June 28, 1902 (Queens), Died December 30, 1979 (New York City)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1925 - 1951
Roles Represented in DAHR: composer
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Recordings (Results 276-300 of 376 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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OKeh | W81842 | 10-in. | 11/21/1927 | I feel at home with you | Irwin Abrams Hotel Manger Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
OKeh | W400617 | 10-in. | 4/17/1928 | Thou swell | Bix Beiderbecke and his Gang | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
OKeh | W400896 | 10-in. | 7/27/1928 | You took advantage of me | Little Molers ; Miff Mole | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
OKeh | W401159 | 10-in. | 9/27/1928 | The blue room | Rube Bloom ; Joe Venuti's Blue Four | Jazz/dance quintet, with male vocal solo | composer | |
OKeh | W402424 | 10-in. | 6/6/1929 | With a song in my heart | Scrappy Lambert | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | composer | |
Brunswick | [E18092a] | 4/26/1926 | What’s the use of talking? | Orchestra (unidentified; Brunswick Records) | Jazz/dance band | composer | ||
Brunswick | E27440 | 10-in. | 4/27/1928 | You took advantage of me | Casa Lopez Orchestra ; Vincent Lopez ; Dick Robertson | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G) | composer | |
Brunswick | E27535 | 10-in. | 5/11/1928 | Do I hear you saying “I love you?" | Casa Lopez Orchestra ; Vincent Lopez ; Laurence Wolfe | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G) | composer | |
Brunswick | E28755 | 10-in. | 11/14/1928 | Bye and bye | Dave Meyer's Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Brunswick | E29737 | 10-in. | Apr. 1929 | Yours sincerely | Al Goodman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G) | composer | |
Brunswick | E29954 | 10-in. | May 1929 | With a song in my heart | Brunswick Salon Orchestra ; Louis Katzman | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Brunswick | XE30702 | 12-in. | 8/23/1929 | Bremer-Tully broadcast record no. 2 | Bremer-Tully Orchestra | Orchestra | composer | |
Brunswick | E31018 | 10-in. | Oct. 1929 | My man is on the make | Colonial Club Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with vocal; without vocal (take G) | composer | |
Brunswick | E31973 | 10-in. | Jan. 1930 | A ship without a sail | Libby Holman | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Brunswick | E35958 | 10-in. | 1/30/1931 | I’ve got five dollars | Emil Coleman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Brunswick | E35959 | 10-in. | 1/30/1931 | We’ll be the same | Emil Coleman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Brunswick | E37290 | 10-in. | 10/13/1931 | Manhattan | Emil Velazco | Organ solo | composer | |
Brunswick | E1765-E1767 | 10-in. | 11/19/1925 | Here in my arms | Tuxedo Orchestra [Regent Club Orchestra] | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Brunswick | E1858-E1860 | 10-in. | 11/30/1925 | Here in my arms | Tuxedo Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Brunswick | E2816-E2818 | 10-in. | 4/20/1926 | The blue room | The Ambassadors | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Brunswick | E2970-E2972 | 10-in. | 5/3/1926 | The girl friend | Chick Endor | Male vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
Brunswick | E3035-E3038 | 10-in. | 5/13/1926 | What’s the use of talking? | The Ambassadors | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Brunswick | E16818-E16820 | 10-in. | 11/2/1925 | Manhattan | Victor Arden ; Phil Ohman | Piano duet, with orchestra | composer | |
Brunswick | E16821-E16823 | 10-in. | 11/2/1925 | Sentimental me (And romantic you) | Victor Arden ; Phil Ohman | Piano duet, with orchestra | composer | |
Brunswick | E16873-E16875 | 10-in. | 11/11/1925 | Manhattan | Victor Arden ; Phil Ohman ; Regent Club Orchestra | Piano duet, with jazz/dance band | composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Rodgers, Richard," accessed May 2, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102086.
Rodgers, Richard. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 2, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102086.
"Rodgers, Richard." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 2 May 2024.
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