Robert Hood Bowers

Robert Hood Bowers

Robert Hood Bowers (24 May 1877 - 29 December 1941) was an American composer, conductor and musical director of operettas and stage musicals, and a conductor and musical director for radio. He composed the musical scores for some of the most popular silent movies, including Aloma of the South Seas and A Daughter of the Gods.

Birth and Death Data: Born May 24, 1877 (Chambersburg), Died December 29, 1941 (New York City)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1904 - 1947

Roles Represented in DAHR: piano, organ, composer, conductor, director, arranger, celeste, lyricist, chimes

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 176-200 of 328 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Columbia	W142374	10-in.	7/8/1926	Onward, Christian soldiers	Shannon Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with organ	instrumentalist, organ
Columbia	W142474	10-in.	7/28/1926	Who wouldn't	Dorothea Ponce ; Ethel Ponce	Female vocal duet, with piano	instrumentalist, piano
Columbia	W142475	10-in.	7/28/1926	I'd leave ten men like yours to love one man like mine	Dorothea Ponce ; Ethel Ponce	Female vocal duet, with piano	instrumentalist, piano
Columbia	W142480	10-in.	7/30/1926	Hark! The herald angels sing	Shannon Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with organ and chimes	instrumentalist, organ
Columbia	W142481	10-in.	7/30/1926	Oh, come all ye faithful	Shannon Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with organ and chimes	instrumentalist, organ
Columbia	W142485	10-in.	7/31/1926	Carry me back to old Virginny	Shannon Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with cello	instrumentalist, celeste
Columbia	W142486	10-in.	7/31/1926	Beautiful Isle of Somewhere	Shannon Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with organ	instrumentalist, organ
Columbia	142580	10-in.	8/27/1926	There's a new star in heaven tonight—Rudolph Valentino	Angelina Marco	Female vocal solo, with violin and piano	instrumentalist, piano
Columbia	142581	10-in.	8/27/1926	I'm leaving you	Angelina Marco	Female vocal solo, with violin and piano	instrumentalist, piano
Columbia	W142586	10-in.	9/2/1926	Susan Jane	Gold Dust Twins	Male vocal duet, with piano	instrumentalist, piano
Columbia	W142587	10-in.	9/2/1926	Stop that knocking at the door	Gold Dust Twins	Male vocal duet, with piano	instrumentalist, piano
Columbia	W142592	10-in.	9/9/1926	Shepherd's love	Cyrena Van Gordon	Contralto vocal solo, with piano	instrumentalist, piano
Columbia	W142606	10-in.	9/13/1926	Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht	Elsa Alsen	Soprano vocal solo, with violin, organ, and chimes	instrumentalist, chimes
Columbia	W142607	10-in.	9/13/1926	O du Frohliche	Elsa Alsen	Soprano vocal solo, with violin, organ, and chimes	instrumentalist, chimes
Columbia	W142610	10-in.	9/14/1926	If your heart keeps right	Homer A. Rodeheaver	Male vocal solo, with violin and organ	instrumentalist, organ
Columbia	W142611	10-in.	9/14/1926	Brighten the corner where you are	Homer A. Rodeheaver	Male vocal solo, with violin and organ	instrumentalist, organ
Columbia	W142612	10-in.	9/14/1926	Sweeter as the years go by	Homer A. Rodeheaver	Male vocal solo, with violin and organ	instrumentalist, organ
Columbia	W142613	10-in.	9/14/1926	At the end of the way	Homer A. Rodeheaver	Male vocal solo, with violin and organ	instrumentalist, organ
Columbia	142618	10-in.	9/14/1926	Brother Pollasses' sermon on the letter F	Al Bernard	Male vocal solo, with organ	instrumentalist, organ
Columbia	W142681	10-in.	9/23/1926	I never knew what the moonlight could do	Lassie McCormick	Female vocal solo, with piano	instrumentalist, piano
Columbia	W142682	10-in.	9/23/1926	Who could be more wonderful than you?	Lassie McCormick	Female vocal solo, with piano	instrumentalist, piano
Columbia	W142685	10-in.	9/24/1926	A perfect day	George Hamilton Green	Vibraphone solo, with violin, cello, and piano	instrumentalist, piano
Columbia	W142686	10-in.	9/24/1926	Whispering hope	George Hamilton Green	Vibraphone solo, with violin, cello, and piano	instrumentalist, piano
Columbia	W142734	10-in.	10/6/1926	Silent night, holy night	Howard Kopp	Chimes solo, with brass quartet and organ	arranger, instrumentalist, organ
Columbia	W142735	10-in.	10/6/1926	Adeste fideles	Howard Kopp	Chimes solo, with organ	instrumentalist, organ, arranger

(Results 176-200 of 328 records)

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Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Bowers, Robert Hood," accessed April 19, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106799.

Bowers, Robert Hood. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 19, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106799.

"Bowers, Robert Hood." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 19 April 2024.

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