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 2051-2075 of 2261 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Brunswick | E27564 | 10-in. | 5/17/1928 | Love was with me yesterday | Richard Bonelli | Male vocal solo, with orchestra, mandolin, and guitar | arranger | |
Brunswick | E27565 | 10-in. | 5/18/1928 | Mandolinata | Mario Chamlee | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | arranger | |
Brunswick | E27566 | 10-in. | 5/18/1928 | Mattinata | Mario Chamlee ; Fredric Fradkin | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | arranger | |
Brunswick | E27571 | 10-in. | 5/22/1928 | The rosary | Marie Morrisey | Female vocal solo, with male vocal trio and orchestra | arranger | |
Brunswick | E27572 | 10-in. | 5/22/1928 | Calm as the night | Marie Morrisey | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | arranger | |
Brunswick | E27574 | 10-in. | 5/23/1928 | One sweetly solemn thought | Marie Morrisey ; Frank Munn | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | arranger | |
Brunswick | E27575 | 10-in. | 5/23/1928 | I need Thee every hour | Marie Morrisey ; Frank Munn | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | arranger | |
Brunswick | XE27841 | 12-in. | 7/10/1928 | The Mikado | Brunswick Light Opera Company | Male vocal chorus, with orchestra | arranger | |
Brunswick | XE27842 | 12-in. | 7/10/1928 | The Mikado | Brunswick Light Opera Company | Male vocal chorus, with orchestra | arranger | |
Brunswick | XE27858 | 12-in. | 7/17/1928 | The Mikado | Brunswick Light Opera Company | Mixed vocal chorus, with orchestra | arranger | |
Brunswick | XE27859 | 12-in. | 7/17/1928 | The Mikado | Brunswick Light Opera Company | Mixed vocal chorus, with orchestra | arranger | |
Brunswick | XE27881 | 12-in. | 7/19/1928 | The Mikado | Brunswick Light Opera Company | Mixed vocal chorus, with orchestra | conductor, arranger | |
Brunswick | XE27882 | 12-in. | 7/19/1928 | The Mikado | Brunswick Light Opera Company | Mixed vocal chorus, with orchestra | conductor, arranger | |
Brunswick | XE27987 | 12-in. | 8/7/1928 | Patience | Brunswick Light Opera Company | Mixed vocal chorus and female vocal chorus, with orchestra | arranger | |
Brunswick | XE27988 | 12-in. | 8/7/1928 | Peer Gynt suite : Morning | Brunswick Concert Orchestra | Orchestra | arranger | |
Brunswick | E27989 | 10-in. | 8/7/1928 | Peer Gynt suite : Anitra’ s dance | Brunswick Concert Orchestra | Orchestra | arranger | |
Brunswick | XE28123 | 12-in. | 8/21/1928 | Pinafore | Brunswick Light Opera Company | Solo vocalists and mixed vocal chorus, with orchestra | arranger | |
Brunswick | XE28124 | 12-in. | 8/21/1928 | Patience | Brunswick Light Opera Company | Mixed vocal chorus, with orchestra | arranger | |
Brunswick | E28125 | 10-in. | 8/22/1928 | At dawning (I love you) | John Charles Thomas | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | arranger | |
Brunswick | E28126 | 10-in. | 8/22/1928 | Nichavo! | John Charles Thomas | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | arranger | |
Brunswick | E28133 | 10-in. | 8/23/1928 | Duna | John Charles Thomas | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | arranger | |
Brunswick | XE28134 | 12-in. | 8/23/1928 | On the road to Mandalay | John Charles Thomas | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | arranger | |
Brunswick | E28135 | 10-in. | 8/23/1928 | Rolling down to Rio | John Charles Thomas | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | arranger | |
Brunswick | XE28136 | 12-in. | 8/23/1928 | Pagliacci : Prologo | John Charles Thomas | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | arranger | |
Brunswick | XE28136 | 12-in. | 8/24/1928 | Pagliacci—Prologo | John Charles Thomas | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | arranger |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Rogers, Walter B.," accessed April 25, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102188.
Rogers, Walter B.. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 25, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102188.
"Rogers, Walter B.." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 April 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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