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 2201-2225 of 2261 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Brunswick | E25041-E25043 | 10-in. | 11/3/1927 | Shepherds’ Christmas song | Collegiate Choir | Mixed vocal chorus, with orchestra | arranger | |
Brunswick | E25044-E25047 | 10-in. | 11/3/1927 | For unto us a child is born | Collegiate Choir | Mixed vocal chorus, with orchestra | arranger | |
Brunswick | E25067-E25069 | 10-in. | 11/5/1927 | Joy to the world | Collegiate Choir | Mixed vocal chorus, with orchestra | arranger | |
Brunswick | E25090-E25092 | 10-in. | 11/7/1927 | Oh promise me | Elizabeth Lennox | Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra | arranger | |
Brunswick | E25093-E25095 | 10-in. | 11/7/1927 | My wild Irish rose | Frank Munn | Male vocal solo and male vocal trio, with orchestra | arranger | |
Brunswick | E25277-E25278 | 10-in. | 11/25/1927 | A perfect day | Mario Chamlee | Male vocal solo and male vocal trio, with orchestra | arranger | |
Brunswick | E25279-E25281 | 10-in. | 11/25/1927 | Absent | Mario Chamlee | Male vocal solo and male vocal trio, with orchestra | arranger | |
Brunswick | E25299-E25300 | 10-in. | 11/26/1927 | In the gloaming | John Charles Thomas | Baritone vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | arranger | |
Brunswick | XE25301-XE25302 | 12-in. | 11/26/1927 | On the road to Mandalay | John Charles Thomas | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | arranger | |
Brunswick | XE25303-XE25304 | 12-in. | 11/26/1927 | Danny Deever | John Charles Thomas | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | arranger | |
Brunswick | E25325-E25327 | 10-in. | 11/28/1927 | I’ll take you home again, Kathleen | Frank Munn | Male vocal solo and male vocal trio, with orchestra | arranger | |
Brunswick | E25328-E25329 | 10-in. | 11/28/1927 | Somewhere a voice is calling | Frank Munn | Male vocal solo and male vocal trio, with orchestra and harp | arranger | |
Brunswick | E25704-E25705 | 10-in. | 12/20/1927 | The church bells are ringing for Mary | Frank McCravy ; James McCravy | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | arranger | |
Brunswick | E25706-E25707 | 10-in. | 12/20/1927 | Old fashioned locket | Frank McCravy ; James McCravy | Male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble | arranger | |
Brunswick | XE25728-XE25729 | 12-in. | 12/22/1927 | Song of safari | Brunswick Concert Orchestra | Orchestra | conductor | |
Brunswick | XE25730-XE25732 | 12-in. | 12/22/1927 | Song of safari | Brunswick Orchestra | Orchestra, with female vocal solo | conductor | |
Brunswick | XE25832-XE25833 | 12-in. | 1/3/1928 | Song of safari | Frank Munn | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | arranger | |
Brunswick | E25834-E25835 | 10-in. | 1/4/1928 | Salon Brunswick | Banda Municipal | Band | conductor, arranger | |
Brunswick | E25836-E25837 | 10-in. | 1/4/1928 | Oro & seda | Banda Municipal | Band | conductor, arranger | |
Brunswick | E25838-E25839 | 10-in. | 1/4/1928 | La cumparsita | Banda Municipal | Band | arranger, conductor | |
Brunswick | E25840-E25841 | 10-in. | 1/4/1928 | La virgen de Regla | Banda Municipal | Band | conductor, arranger | |
Brunswick | E25947-E25948 | 10-in. | 1/10/1928 | America | Walter B. Rogers Band | Band | conductor, arranger | |
Brunswick | E25949-E25950 | 10-in. | 1/10/1928 | O Canada | Walter B. Rogers Band | Jazz/dance band | conductor, arranger | |
Brunswick | E25951-E25952 | 10-in. | 1/10/1928 | Lindbergh | Banda Municipal | Jazz/dance band | conductor, arranger | |
Brunswick | E25953-E25954 | 10-in. | 1/10/1928 | Lindbergh en Mexico | Banda Municipal | Band | arranger, conductor |
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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LCNAR: Rogers, Walter B., 1865-1939 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n78016385
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