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 2176-2200 of 2261 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Brunswick | XE24701-XE24702 | 12-in. | 10/11/1927 | Danny Deever | Richard Bonelli | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | arranger | |
Brunswick | XE24711-XE24714 | 12-in. | 10/13/1927 | Nocturne (Song of love) | John Charles Thomas | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | arranger | |
Brunswick | E24714-E24716 | 10-in. | 10/13/1927 | My message | John Charles Thomas | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | arranger | |
Brunswick | E24733-E24735 | 10-in. | 10/14/1927 | At dawning (I love you) | John Charles Thomas | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | arranger | |
Brunswick | E24736-E24738 | 10-in. | 10/14/1927 | Smiling eyes | John Charles Thomas | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | arranger | |
Brunswick | E24739-E24741 | 10-in. | 10/14/1927 | Nocturne | John Charles Thomas | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | arranger | |
Brunswick | E24748-E24750 | 10-in. | 10/15/1927 | Gypsy love song | John Charles Thomas | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | arranger | |
Brunswick | E24751-E24753 | 10-in. | 10/15/1927 | Duna | John Charles Thomas | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | arranger | |
Brunswick | E24771-E24773 | 10-in. | 10/18/1927 | Dawn | Marie Morrisey | Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra | arranger | |
Brunswick | E24774-E24776 | 10-in. | 10/18/1927 | Just for today | Marie Morrisey | Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra | arranger | |
Brunswick | E24847-E24849 | 10-in. | 10/20/1927 | In the gloaming | John Charles Thomas | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | arranger | |
Brunswick | E24850-E24852 | 10-in. | 10/20/1927 | Somewhere, sometime | John Charles Thomas | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | arranger | |
Brunswick | E24853-E24854 | 10-in. | 10/21/1927 | Where is my boy tonight? | John Charles Thomas | Male vocal solo and male vocal trio, with orchestra | arranger | |
Brunswick | E24855-E24857 | 10-in. | 10/21/1927 | The little old log cabin in the lane | John Charles Thomas | Male vocal solo and male vocal trio, with orchestra | arranger | |
Brunswick | E24870-E24872 | 10-in. | 10/22/1927 | The song is ended (But the melody lingers on) | John Charles Thomas | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | arranger | |
Brunswick | E24873-E24875 | 10-in. | 10/22/1927 | Diane (I’m in heaven when I see you smile) | John Charles Thomas | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | arranger | |
Brunswick | E24932-E24934 | 10-in. | 10/27/1927 | De Sandman | Criterion Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | arranger | |
Brunswick | E24935-E24937 | 10-in. | 10/27/1927 | Day of the Lord | Criterion Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with brass ensemble | arranger | |
Brunswick | E24945-E24947 | 10-in. | 10/27/1927 | Silent night | Florence Easton | Female vocal solo and male vocal trio, with orchestra | arranger | |
Brunswick | E24948-E24949 | 10-in. | 10/27/1927 | Holy night | Florence Easton | Female vocal solo and male vocal trio, with orchestra | arranger | |
Brunswick | E24963-E24965 | 10-in. | 10/28/1927 | The infant Jesus | Collegiate Choir | Mixed vocal chorus, with orchestra | arranger | |
Brunswick | E24966-E24968 | 10-in. | 10/28/1927 | O little town of Bethlehem | Collegiate Choir | Mixed vocal chorus, with orchestra | arranger | |
Brunswick | E24969-E24971 | 10-in. | 10/29/1927 | The birthday of a King | Collegiate Choir | Mixed vocal chorus, with orchestra | arranger | |
Brunswick | E24972-E24974 | 10-in. | 10/29/1927 | Christmas carols | Collegiate Choir | Mixed vocal chorus, with orchestra | arranger | |
Brunswick | E24993-E24995 | 10-in. | 11/1/1927 | The three kings | Collegiate Choir | Mixed vocal chorus, with celeste and chimes | arranger |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Rogers, Walter B.," accessed April 19, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102188.
Rogers, Walter B.. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 19, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102188.
"Rogers, Walter B.." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 19 April 2024.
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