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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 76-100 of 376 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor BS-102749 10-in. 6/21/1936 There's a small hotel Bob Pope Orchestra ; Nolan Canova Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer  
Victor BS-102751 10-in. 6/21/1936 On your toes Bob Pope Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
Victor BS-06194 10-in. 3/12/1937 Johnny One Note Wynn Murray ; Ruby Newman ; Rainbow Room Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer  
Victor BS-06196 10-in. 3/12/1937 Where or when Ray Heatherton ; Ruby Newman ; Rainbow Room Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer  
Victor CS-06557 12-in. 3/28/1937 All points West Bob Lawrence ; Paul Whiteman Concert Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and talk composer  
Victor CS-06558 12-in. 3/28/1937 All points West Bob Lawrence ; Paul Whiteman Concert Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and talk composer  
Victor BS-06593 10-in. 4/1/1937 All dark people are light on their feet Bunny Berigan Orchestra ; Ford Leary Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer  
Victor BS-06692 10-in. 3/19/1937 Where or when Shep Fields ; Bobby Goday ; Rippling Rhythm Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer  
Victor BS-06694 10-in. 3/19/1937 Johnny One Note Shep Fields ; Bobby Goday ; Rippling Rhythm Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer  
Victor BS-07923 10-in. 4/23/1937 Way out West Jack and Loretta Clemens Female-male vocal duet, with guitar and piano composer  
Victor BS-07924 10-in. 4/23/1937 The lady is a tramp Jack and Loretta Clemens Female-male vocal duet, with guitar and piano composer  
Victor PBS-09732 10-in. 10/11/1937 Have you met Miss Jones? Connecticut Yankees ; Rudy Vallée Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer  
Victor PBS-09733 10-in. 10/11/1937 I'd rather be right Connecticut Yankees ; Rudy Vallée Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer  
Victor CS-011144 12-in. 7/2/1937 All points west Connecticut Yankees ; Rudy Vallée Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and talk composer  
Victor CS-011145 12-in. 7/2/1937 All points west Connecticut Yankees ; Rudy Vallée Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and talk composer  
Victor BS-013513 10-in. 9/9/1937 The lady is a tramp Shirley Brown ; Willie Farmer Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with vocal solo composer  
Victor BS-013522 10-in. 9/11/1937 The lady is a tramp Clambake Seven ; Tommy Dorsey ; Edythe Wright Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo composer  
Victor BS-014623 10-in. 10/5/1937 Have you met Miss Jones? Leo Reisman Orchestra ; Lee Sullivan Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer  
Victor BS-014624 10-in. 10/5/1937 I'd rather be right Leo Reisman Orchestra ; Lee Sullivan Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer  
Victor BS-015569 10-in. 10/28/1937 Where or when Sonny James Orchestra ; Harold Stephens Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer  
Victor BS-015575 10-in. 10/29/1937 Where or when Benny Goodman Trio Jazz/dance trio composer  
Victor BS-018421 10-in. 1/27/1938 How can you forget Tommy Dorsey Orchestra ; Edythe Wright Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo composer  
Victor BS-018423 10-in. 1/27/1938 There's a boy in Harlem Tommy Dorsey Orchestra ; Edythe Wright Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo composer  
Victor BS-018452 10-in. 2/3/1938 There's a boy in Harlem Blue Barron ; Charlie Fischer Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer  
Victor BS-018453 10-in. 2/3/1938 How can you forget Blue Barron ; Ernie Straub Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer  
(Results 76-100 of 376 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Rodgers, Richard," accessed March 28, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102086.

Rodgers, Richard. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved March 28, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102086.

"Rodgers, Richard." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 28 March 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102086

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