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 were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings (Results 1876-1900 of 2261 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | B-17523 | 10-in. | 4/19/1916 | Je sais que vous etes jolie | Emilio de Gogorza | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | conductor | |
Victor | C-17524 | 12-in. | 4/19/1916 | The magic song | Emilio de Gogorza | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | conductor | |
Victor | C-17525 | 12-in. | 4/20/1916 | A dream of paradise | Albert Corey Whittemore | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | conductor | |
Victor | C-17526 | 12-in. | 4/20/1916 | The trumpeter | Albert Corey Whittemore | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | conductor | |
Victor | B-17527 | 10-in. | 4/20/1916 | Santa Lucia | Emilio de Gogorza | Baritone vocal solo, with vocal chorus and orchestra | conductor | |
Victor | B-17534 | 10-in. | 4/21/1916 | Our hearts go out to you, Canada (Hats off to you) | Reinald Werrenrath | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | conductor | |
Victor | C-17535 | 12-in. | 4/21/1916 | Guide thou my steps | Reinald Werrenrath | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | conductor | |
Victor | C-17536 | 12-in. | 4/21/1916 | O quand je dors! | Ema Destinnová | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | conductor | |
Victor | B-17537 | 10-in. | 4/25/1916 | My mother bids me bind my hair | Lucy Isabelle Marsh | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | conductor | |
Victor | B-17542 | 10-in. | 4/27/1916 | The Honolulu blues | Peerless Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with mandolin and orchestra | conductor | |
Victor | B-17543 | 10-in. | 4/26/1916 | Heart o' th' heather | George MacFarlane | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | conductor | |
Victor | B-17544 | 10-in. | 4/26/1916 | Don't believe all you hear in the moonlight | George MacFarlane | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | conductor | |
Victor | B-17545 | 10-in. | 4/26/1916 | In Scotland | George MacFarlane | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | conductor | |
Victor | B-17546 | 10-in. | 4/26/1916 | Lass o' my dreams | George MacFarlane | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | conductor | |
Victor | B-17547 | 10-in. | 4/27/1916 | I'm a-longin' fo' you | Elsie Baker | Female vocal solo, with cello and orchestra | conductor | |
Victor | C-17548 | 12-in. | 4/27/1916 | O Lord most holy | Elsie Baker | Female vocal solo, with violin, cello, and organ | conductor | |
Victor | B-17548 | 10-in. | 4/27/1916 | O Lord most holy | Elsie Baker | Female vocal solo, with violin, cello, and organ | conductor | |
Victor | B-17549 | 10-in. | 4/27/1916 | On the Old Dominion line | Peerless Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | conductor | |
Victor | B-17576 | 10-in. | 5/1/1916 | Pluie de diamants | Orquesta King [i.e., Victor Orchestra] | Orchestra | conductor | |
Victor | B-17577 | 10-in. | 5/1/1916 | À toi | Orquesta King [i.e., Victor Orchestra] | Orchestra | conductor | |
Victor | B-17578 | 10-in. | 5/1/1916 | Acclamations | Orquesta King [i.e., Victor Orchestra] | Orchestra | conductor | |
Victor | B-17579 | 10-in. | 5/1/1916 | Abandonada | Orquesta King [i.e., Victor Orchestra] | Orchestra | conductor | |
Victor | B-17609 | 10-in. | 5/4/1916 | Homesickness blues | Nora Bayes | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | conductor | |
Victor | B-17610 | 10-in. | 5/4/1916 | Are you prepared for summer | Nora Bayes | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | conductor | |
Victor | B-17611 | 10-in. | 5/4/1916 | The greatest battle song of all | Nora Bayes | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | conductor |
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
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/49418707
MusicBrainz: Walter B. Rogers - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/3c423820-1f42-4587-94fa-821a98419fcf
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