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 2126-2150 of 2261 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Brunswick | E16354-E16356 | 10-in. | 9/8/1925 | National emblem | Walter B. Rogers Band | Band | conductor | |
Brunswick | E18255-E18257 | 10-in. | 3/7/1926 | The bells of St. Mary’s | Eugene W. S. Leonardson ; University Of Wisconsin Glee Club | Male vocal chorus and male vocal solo, with piano, bells, celeste, and chimes | instrumentalist, chimes | |
Brunswick | XE20440-XE20441 | 12-in. | 10/18/1926 | Brunswick demonstration record, pt. 2 | Vessella's Italian Band | Band | conductor | |
Brunswick | E20442-E20443 | 10-in. | 10/18/1926 | Stradella overture, Part 1 | Vessella's Italian Band | Band | conductor | |
Brunswick | E21172-E21174 | 10-in. | 1/13/1927 | William Tell overture | Walter B. Rogers Band | Band | conductor | |
Brunswick | E21175-E21176 | 10-in. | 1/13/1927 | William Tell overture | Walter B. Rogers Band | Band | conductor | |
Brunswick | E21177-E21178 | 10-in. | 1/13/1927 | William Tell overture | Walter B. Rogers Band | Band | conductor | |
Brunswick | E21179-E21180 | 10-in. | 1/13/1927 | William Tell overture | Walter B. Rogers Band | Band | conductor | |
Brunswick | XE21251-XE21253 | 12-in. | 1/21/1927 | Manhattan Beach march | Walter B. Rogers Band | Band | conductor | |
Brunswick | XE21254-XE21256 | 12-in. | 1/21/1927 | Baltimore Centennial march | Walter B. Rogers Band | Band | conductor | |
Brunswick | E21257-E21258 | 10-in. | 1/21/1927 | National emblem march | Walter B. Rogers Band | Band | conductor | |
Brunswick | E22118-E22120 | 10-in. | 3/25/1927 | The stars and stripes forever | Walter B. Rogers Band | Band | conductor | |
Brunswick | E22121-E22123 | 10-in. | 3/25/1927 | The pride of the Wolverines | Walter B. Rogers Band | Band | conductor | |
Brunswick | E22124-E22126 | 10-in. | 3/25/1927 | The Gridiron Club march | Walter B. Rogers Band | Band, with whistling | conductor | |
Brunswick | E22289-E22292 | 10-in. | 4/7/1927 | The stars and stripes forever | Walter B. Rogers Band | Band | conductor | |
Brunswick | E22293-E22295 | 10-in. | 4/7/1927 | Pride of the Wolverines | Walter B. Rogers Band | Band | conductor | |
Brunswick | E22296-E22298 | 10-in. | 4/7/1927 | The Gridiron Club march | Walter B. Rogers Band | Band | conductor | |
Brunswick | E23707-E23710 | 10-in. | 6/22/1927 | Whispering hope | Elizabeth Lennox ; Gladys Rice | Female vocal duet, with orchestra | arranger | |
Brunswick | E23711-E23712 | 10-in. | 6/22/1927 | Oh promise me | Elizabeth Lennox | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | arranger | |
Brunswick | E23713-E23715 | 10-in. | 6/22/1927 | Kiss me again | Gladys Rice | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | arranger | |
Brunswick | E23725-E23727 | 10-in. | 6/23/1927 | Oh, dry those tears! | Elizabeth Lennox | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | arranger | |
Brunswick | E23728-E23729 | 10-in. | 6/23/1927 | Cradle song | Elizabeth Lennox | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | arranger | |
Brunswick | [X]E23730-[X]E23731 | 12-in. | 6/23/1927 | Meditation | Max Rosen | Violin solo, with orchestra | arranger | |
Brunswick | E23797-E23799 | 10-in. | 6/30/1927 | The rosary | Crescent Male Trio ; Elizabeth Lennox | Female vocal solo and male vocal trio, with orchestra | arranger | |
Brunswick | E23800-E23802 | 10-in. | 6/30/1927 | One sweetly solemn thought | Franklyn Baur ; Elizabeth Lennox | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | arranger |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Rogers, Walter B.," accessed April 26, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102188.
Rogers, Walter B.. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 26, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102188.
"Rogers, Walter B.." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 26 April 2024.
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LCNAR: Rogers, Walter B., 1865-1939 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n78016385
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