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 (Results 201-225 of 328 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Columbia	W142750	10-in.	10/7/1926	That tumbledown shack in Athlone	William A. Kennedy	Male vocal solo, with piano and violin	instrumentalist, piano
Columbia	W142812	10-in.	10/13/1926	Silent night, holy night	Columbia Mixed Quartette	Mixed vocal quartet, with violin, organ, and chimes	instrumentalist, organ
Columbia	W142813	10-in.	10/13/1926	The Holy City	Columbia Mixed Quartette	Mixed vocal quartet, with violin, organ, and chimes	instrumentalist, organ
Columbia	W143288	10-in.	1/11/1927	Satisfied there	Doris Doe ; Homer A. Rodeheaver	Female-male vocal duet, with violin and organ	instrumentalist, organ
Columbia	W143289	10-in.	1/11/1927	The unclouded day	Doris Doe ; Homer A. Rodeheaver	Female-male vocal duet, with violin and organ	instrumentalist, organ
Columbia	W143614	10-in.	3/10/1927	One alone	Sascha Jacobsen	Violin solo, with piano	instrumentalist, piano
Columbia	W144028	10-in.	4/14/1927	Beloved, it is morn	Arthur Hackett	Male vocal solo, with piano	instrumentalist, piano
Columbia	W144172	10-in.	5/19/1927	The Mississippi flood song	Arthur Baker ; George Wilson	Male vocal duet, with piano and organ	instrumentalist, piano
Columbia	W144178	10-in.	5/19/1927	Close the shutters, Willie's dead	Arthur Baker ; George Wilson	Male vocal duet, with piano and organ	instrumentalist, piano
Columbia	W144198	10-in.	5/23/1927	Two black crows	Moran and Mack	Comic dialogue, with piano	instrumentalist, piano
Columbia	W144434	10-in.	7/7/1927	Silver moon	Jack Major	Male vocal solo and yodeling, with piano	instrumentalist, piano
Columbia	W144435	10-in.	7/7/1927	My Kentucky Mountain sweetheart	Jack Major	Male vocal solo and yodeling, with piano	instrumentalist, piano
Columbia	W144436	10-in.	7/7/1927	Indian dawn	Jack Major	Male vocal solo and whistling, with piano	instrumentalist, piano
Columbia	W144439	10-in.	7/7/1927	At dawning (I love you)	Jack Major	Male vocal solo and whistling, with piano	instrumentalist, piano
Columbia	W144440	10-in.	7/7/1927	(Oh, the whippoorwill sings in the sycamore) Just the same	Jack Major	Male vocal solo and whistling, with piano	instrumentalist, piano
Columbia	W144467	10-in.	7/18/1927	Two black crows	Moran and Mack	Comic dialogue, with piano	instrumentalist, piano
Columbia	W144583	10-in.	8/29/1927	Bonnie sweet Bessie (The maid o' Dundee)	Belle Forbes Cutter	Female vocal solo, with piano	instrumentalist, piano
Columbia	W144639	10-in.	9/7/1927	Idilio	Robert Hood Bowers ; Columbia Symphony Orchestra	Orchestra	director
Columbia	W144640	10-in.	9/9/1927	Spring song	Robert Hood Bowers ; Columbia Symphony Orchestra	Orchestra	director
Columbia	W144656	10-in.	9/10/1927	It came upon the midnight clear	American Singers	Male vocal quartet, with instrumental quartet	instrumentalist, piano, arranger
Columbia	W144657	10-in.	9/10/1927	The first Nowell	American Singers	Male vocal quartet, with instrumental quartet	instrumentalist, piano, arranger
Columbia	W144673	10-in.	9/14/1927	Intermezzo	Robert Hood Bowers ; Columbia Symphony Orchestra	Orchestra	director
Columbia	W144674	10-in.	9/14/1927	Barcarolle	Robert Hood Bowers ; Columbia Symphony Orchestra	Orchestra	director
Columbia	144840	10-in.	10/10/1927	Together, we two	Irving Kaufman	Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano	instrumentalist, piano
Columbia	144841	10-in.	10/10/1927	Yesterday	Irving Kaufman	Male vocal solo, with alto saxophone and piano	instrumentalist, piano

(Results 201-225 of 328 records)

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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