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 (Results 2001-2025 of 2261 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Brunswick | X11507-X11510 | 12-in. | 10/1/1923 | Raymond : Overture | Walter B. Rogers Band | Band | conductor | |
Brunswick | 11511-11513 | 10-in. | 10/1/1923 | Semper fidelis march | Walter B. Rogers Band | Band | conductor | |
Brunswick | 13528-13530 | 10-in. | 7/12/1924 | American republic march | Walter B. Rogers Band | Band | conductor | |
Brunswick | E20444 | 10-in. | 10/18/1926 | Stradella overture, Part 2 | Vessella's Italian Band | Band | conductor | |
Brunswick | XE27248 | 12-in. | 4/2/1928 | Abendlich strahlt der Sonne Auge | Michael Bohnen ; Walter B. Rogers | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | conductor, arranger | |
Brunswick | XE27249 | 12-in. | 4/2/1928 | Blick’ ich umher | Michael Bohnen | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | conductor, arranger | |
Brunswick | XE27250 | 12-in. | 4/2/1928 | Prologue | Michael Bohnen | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | conductor, arranger | |
Brunswick | XE27251 | 12-in. | 4/2/1928 | Credo (Iago's credo) | Michael Bohnen | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | conductor, arranger | |
Brunswick | E27258 | 10-in. | 4/3/1928 | Si le bonheur a sourire t’invite | Karin Branzell | Mezzo-soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | conductor | |
Brunswick | E27259 | 10-in. | 4/3/1928 | Faites-lui mes aveux | Karin Branzell | Mezzo-soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | conductor | |
Brunswick | E27260 | 10-in. | 4/3/1928 | Connais-tu le pays? | Karin Branzell | Mezzo-soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | conductor | |
Brunswick | E27270 | 10-in. | 4/4/1928 | Feast of the flowers | Brunswick Concert Orchestra | Orchestra | conductor | |
Brunswick | E27271 | 10-in. | 4/4/1928 | A kiss in the dark | Fredric Fradkin | Violin solo, with orchestra | conductor | |
Brunswick | E27272 | 10-in. | 4/4/1928 | Orientale | Fredric Fradkin | Violin solo, with orchestra | conductor | |
Brunswick | XE27287 | 12-in. | 4/5/1928 | Printemps qui commence | Karin Branzell | Mezzo-soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | conductor | |
Brunswick | E27288 | 10-in. | 4/5/1928 | Donnez, donnez | Karin Branzell | Mezzo-soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | conductor | |
Brunswick | XE27289 | 12-in. | 4/5/1928 | O mio Fernando | Karin Branzell | Mezzo-soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | conductor | |
Brunswick | E27292 | 10-in. | 4/5/1928 | Had you but known | Mario Chamlee ; Fredric Fradkin | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | conductor | |
Brunswick | E27300 | 10-in. | 4/7/1928 | Rosine : Intermezzo | Brunswick Concert Orchestra | Orchestra | conductor | |
Brunswick | E27301 | 10-in. | 4/7/1928 | Ma curly headed baby | Marie Tiffany | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | conductor | |
Brunswick | E27302 | 10-in. | 4/7/1928 | Darling Nellie Gray | Marie Tiffany | Female vocal solo, with male vocal trio and orchestra | conductor | |
Brunswick | E27310 | 10-in. | 4/9/1928 | God’s love be thine! (Behut! dich Gott!) | Michael Bohnen | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | conductor | |
Brunswick | E27322 | 10-in. | 4/10/1928 | Ideale | Mario Chamlee | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | conductor | |
Brunswick | E27323 | 10-in. | 4/10/1928 | Lolita | Mario Chamlee | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | conductor | |
Brunswick | E27324 | 10-in. | 4/10/1928 | Ol’ Car’lina | Marie Tiffany | Female vocal solo, with male vocal trio and orchestra | conductor |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Rogers, Walter B.," accessed May 2, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102188.
Rogers, Walter B.. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 2, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102188.
"Rogers, Walter B.." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 2 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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