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 2101-2125 of 2261 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Brunswick | E28452 | 10-in. | 10/5/1928 | Ballet égyptien | Brunswick Concert Orchestra | Orchestra | arranger | |
Brunswick | E28453 | 12-in. | 10/5/1928 | Ballet égyptien | Brunswick Concert Orchestra | Orchestra | arranger | |
Brunswick | XE28459 | 12-in. | 10/8/1928 | Far from the busy throng | Mario Chamlee ; Florence Easton | Vocal duet (soprano and tenor), with orchestra | arranger | |
Brunswick | XE28460 | 12-in. | 10/8/1928 | Let me gaze | Mario Chamlee ; Florence Easton | Vocal duet (soprano and tenor), with orchestra | arranger | |
Brunswick | E28472 | 10-in. | 10/13/1928 | Sleep, baby, sleep | Frank Kamplain | Male vocal solo and yodeling, with orchestra | arranger | |
Brunswick | E28473 | 10-in. | 10/13/1928 | Roll on, silver moon | Frank Kamplain ; Frank Kamplain | Male vocal solo and yodeling, with orchestra | arranger | |
Brunswick | E28480 | 10-in. | 10/18/1928 | Hurry on! | Ritz Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with piano | arranger | |
Brunswick | E28483 | 10-in. | 10/19/1928 | Soft beams the light | Mario Chamlee | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | arranger | |
Brunswick | E28484 | 10-in. | 10/19/1928 | Spirito gentil | Mario Chamlee | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | arranger | |
Brunswick | E28485 | 10-in. | 10/19/1928 | Rendez-vous | Brunswick Concert Orchestra | Orchestra | arranger | |
Brunswick | E28488 | 10-in. | 10/22/1928 | La spagnola | Mario Chamlee | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | arranger | |
Brunswick | E28489 | 10-in. | 10/22/1928 | Mia picirella | Mario Chamlee | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | arranger | |
Brunswick | E28490 | 10-in. | 10/22/1928 | Woman is fickle | Mario Chamlee | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | arranger | |
Brunswick | E28794 | 10-in. | 12/6/1928 | Just as the sun went down | Frank McCravy ; James McCravy | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | arranger | |
Brunswick | E28795 | 10-in. | 12/6/1928 | Sweet Marie | Frank McCravy ; James McCravy | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | arranger | |
Brunswick | E28796 | 10-in. | 12/6/1928 | Bird in a gilded cage | Frank McCravy ; James McCravy | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | arranger | |
Brunswick | E28797 | 10-in. | 12/6/1928 | Sweet Genevieve | Frank McCravy ; James McCravy | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | arranger | |
Brunswick | E28798 | 10-in. | 12/6/1928 | Let me hear the songs my mother used to sing | Frank McCravy ; James McCravy | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | arranger | |
Brunswick | E28799 | 10-in. | 12/6/1928 | Sweet Adeline (You’re the flower of my heart) | Frank McCravy ; James McCravy | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | arranger | |
Brunswick | E29936 | 10-in. | May 1929 | America the beautiful | Walter B. Rogers Band | Band | conductor | |
Brunswick | E16120-E16123 | 10-in. | 8/13/1925 | Anvil chorus | Walter B. Rogers Band | Band | conductor | |
Brunswick | E16124-E16126 | 10-in. | 8/13/1925 | The forge in the forest | Walter B. Rogers Band | Band | conductor | |
Brunswick | E16127-E16128 | 10-in. | 8/13/1925 | National emblem | Walter B. Rogers Band | Band | conductor | |
Brunswick | E16348-E16350 | 10-in. | 9/8/1925 | Forward march | Walter B. Rogers Band | Band | conductor | |
Brunswick | E16351-E16353 | 10-in. | 9/8/1925 | Welcome to our city | Walter B. Rogers Band | Band | conductor |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Rogers, Walter B.," accessed April 18, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102188.
Rogers, Walter B.. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 18, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102188.
"Rogers, Walter B.." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 18 April 2024.
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LCNAR: Rogers, Walter B., 1865-1939 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n78016385
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MusicBrainz: Walter B. Rogers - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/3c423820-1f42-4587-94fa-821a98419fcf
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