Lee S. Roberts
Leland Stanford Roberts (1884–1949), commonly known as Lee S. Roberts, was an American composer and pianist. He is best known for his composition 'Smiles' with lyricist J. Will Callahan, written in 1917, but was a prolific composer across many genres of music. He was also the vice-president of the QRS Music Roll Company, and recorded hundreds of piano rolls under his name and also the pseudonym Stanford Robar. He was particularly active in recording salon and ballad style music. He lived in San Francisco. |
Birth and Death Data: Born 1884, Died 1949
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1916 - 1949
Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, piano, songwriter, adapter, lyricist
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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | B-20501 | 10-in. | 8/13/1917 | Ching-chong | Van Eps Trio | Instrumental trio | composer | |
| Victor | B-21881 | 10-in. | 6/3/1918 | Smiles | Joseph C. Smith's Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with vocal chorus | composer | |
| Victor | B-22165 | 10-in. | 7/17/1918 | Italian nights waltzes | Victor Orchestra | Orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | B-22198 | 10-in. | 8/8/1918 | Hawaiian nights waltzes | Victor Orchestra | Orchestra, with piano | composer | |
| Victor | B-22215 | 10-in. | 8/16/1918 | Smiles | Maria Morrisey ; Peerless Quartet | Male vocal quartet and female vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | B-22228 | 10-in. | 9/9/1918 | Smiles | Lambert Murphy | Male vocal solo, with violin and orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | B-22255 | 10-in. | 9/24/1918 | Smiles | John McCormack | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | B-22263 | 10-in. | 9/27/1918 | A little birch canoe and you | Olive Kline | Female vocal solo, with male vocal quartet and orchestra (takes 3-5); with mixed vocal quartet (takes 1-2) | composer | |
| Victor | B-22367 | 10-in. | 1/30/1919 | Mammy's lullaby | Joseph C. Smith's Orchestra | Orchestra, with female vocal solo | composer | |
| Victor | B-22567 | 10-in. | 1/30/1919 | Lonesome—that's all | Lambert Murphy | Male vocal solo, with violin and orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | BVE-22567 | 10-in. | 1/3/1927 | Lonesome—that's all | Lambert Murphy | Tenor vocal solo, with harp and orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | B-22599 | 10-in. | 2/25/1919 | After all | Reinald Werrenrath | Male vocal solo, with violin and orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | B-23298 | 10-in. | 10/10/1919 | Patches | Joseph C. Smith's Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Victor | B-24359 | 10-in. | 7/29/1920 | Drowsy baby | Elsie Baker ; Olive Kline | Female vocal duet, with violin, bells, and orchestra | adapter | |
| Victor | B-24578 | 10-in. | 11/24/1920 | Hawaiian nights | Frank Ferera ; Anthony J. Franchini | Guitar duet (Hawaiian) | composer | |
| Victor | B-25008 | 10-in. | 3/17/1921 | Broken moon | Joseph C. Smith's Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Victor | B-28007 | 10-in. | 5/15/1923 | Oh! Harold! | Zez Confrey Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Victor | B-29704 | 10-in. | 3/13/1924 | Sad Hawaiian sea | Hilo Hawaiian Orchestra | Instrumental ensemble (Hawaiian) | composer | |
| Victor | BVE-40527 | 10-in. | 10/31/1927 | Hawaiian nights | Hilo Hawaiian Orchestra | Instrumental ensemble (Hawaiian) | composer | |
| Victor | BVE-47053 | 10-in. | 9/18/1928 | Smiles | Jimmy Yates’ Boll Weevils | String band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Victor | PBVE-54853 | 10-in. | 6/19/1930 | Smiles | Boyd Senter ; Senterpedes ; Ray Stillwell | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Victor | BVE-58569 | 10-in. | 2/11/1930 | Lonesome—that's all | David Buttolph ; National Cavaliers | Male vocal quartet, with guitar and piano | composer | |
| Victor | MBS-90872 | 10-in. | before 9/7/1937 | Sonrisas | Magos del Ritmo ; Paco Treviño | Instrumental ensemble | composer | |
| Victor | PBVE-284 | 10-in. | 4/25/1927 | Lover's lane | Lee S. Roberts | Piano solo | composer, instrumentalist, piano | |
| Victor | PBVE-285 | 10-in. | 4/25/1927 | Sweetie sweet | Lee S. Roberts | Piano solo | instrumentalist, piano, composer | |
| Victor | PBVE-286 | 10-in. | 4/25/1927 | An old sweetheart of mine | Lee S. Roberts | Piano solo | instrumentalist, piano, composer | |
| Victor | PBVE-287 | 10-in. | 4/25/1927 | T' jours a moi | Lee S. Roberts | Piano solo | instrumentalist, piano, composer | |
| Victor | PBVE-334 | 10-in. | 6/3/1927 | Lovers Lane | Ernest Loomis Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with violin solo | composer | |
| Victor | PBS-09633 | 10-in. | 8/2/1937 | Smiles | Benny Goodman Quartet | Jazz/dance quartet | composer | |
| Victor | BS-022438 | 10-in. | 4/13/1938 | Lonesome—that's all | Connecticut Yankees ; Rudy Vallée | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Victor | BS-022932 | 10-in. | 4/28/1938 | The grass is just as green | Rose Blane ; Californians ; Abe Lyman | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | composer | |
| Victor | BS-028616 | 10-in. | 10/25/1938 | Smiles | Oklahoma Playboys ; Jimmie Revard | String band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Victor | BS-034218 | 10-in. | 2/24/1939 | Lonesome—that's all | Wayne King Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Victor | BS-063721 | 10-in. | 4/7/1941 | Smiles | Larry Clinton Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and vocal ensemble | composer | |
| Victor | PD6VB-2273 | 10-in. | 6/3/1946 | Lonesome- that's all | Donald Dame ; Russ Case Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | songwriter | |
| Victor | D9VB-1229 | 10-in. | 4/1/1949 | Smiles | Main Street String Band | String band, with vocal ensemble | composer | |
| Victor | [Trial 1920-01-29-04] | Not documented | 1/29/1920 | Patches | Rudy Wiedoeft's Palace Trio | Instrumental trio | composer | |
| Victor | [Trial 1920-04-14-04] | Not documented | 4/14/1920 | Please | Landau Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Columbia | 77506 | 10-in. | 11/12/1917 | Southern nights | Prince's Orchestra | Orchestra | composer | |
| Columbia | 77516 | 10-in. | 11/16/1917 | Smiles | Earl Fuller ; Rector Novelty Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Columbia | 77940 | 10-in. | 6/29/1918 | Hawaiian nights | Louise and Ferera Waikiki Orchestra | Instrumental ensemble (Hawaiian) | composer | |
| Columbia | 77971 | 10-in. | 7/26/1918 | Smiles | Henry Burr ; Albert Campbell | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | composer | |
| Columbia | 78051 | 10-in. | 9/17/1918 | A little birch canoe and you | Sterling Trio | Male vocal trio, with orchestra | composer | |
| Columbia | 78228 | 10-in. | 12/24/1918 | After all | Henry Burr ; Albert Campbell | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | composer | |
| Columbia | 78260 | 10-in. | 1/22/1919 | You don't know | Samuel Ash | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Columbia | 78286 | 10-in. | 2/3/1919 | Mammy's lullaby | Yerkes Jazarimba Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Columbia | 78290 | 10-in. | 2/5/1919 | After all | Henry Burr | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Columbia | 78381 | 10-in. | 4/7/1919 | Mammy's lullaby | Happy Six | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Columbia | 78414 | 10-in. | 5/2/1919 | Lonesome—that's all | Ernest Burkhardt | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Columbia | 78444 | 10-in. | 5/23/1919 | Hawaiian nights | Kalaluki Hawaiian Orchestra | Instrumental ensemble (Hawaiian) | composer | |
| Columbia | 78496 | 10-in. | 6/17/1919 | Lonesome—that's all | Warren Proctor | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | songwriter | |
| Columbia | 78599 | 10-in. | 7/25/1919 | Cleo | Yerkes Jazarimba Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Columbia | 78609 | 10-in. | 7/29/1919 | Lonesome—that's all | Margaret Romaine | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | songwriter | |
| Columbia | 78693 | 10-in. | 9/26/1919 | Patches | Art Hickman's Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Columbia | 78734 | 10-in. | 10/12/1919 | Patches | Nora Bayes | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Columbia | 78777 | 10-in. | 10/31/1919 | Hawaiian nights | Toots Paka Hawaiian Company | Male vocal and instrumental ensemble, with guitars and ukulele (Hawaiian) | composer, lyricist | |
| Columbia | 78870 | 10-in. | 12/18/1919 | Just another kiss | Paul Biese Trio | Instrumental trio | composer | |
| Columbia | 79779 | 10-in. | 3/7/1921 | Broken moon | Nora Bayes | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Columbia | 79792 | 10-in. | 3/22/1921 | All for you | Happy Six | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Columbia | 49177 | 12-in. | 4/10/1917 | Hawaiian nights | Prince's Orchestra ; G. Hepburn Wilson | Orchestra | composer | |
| Columbia | 49212 | 12-in. | 5/24/1917 | Ching chong | Prince's Band | Band | composer | |
| Columbia | 49466 | 12-in. | 7/3/1918 | Smiles | Frank E. Banta ; Albert Jockers | Violin and piano duet | composer | |
| Columbia | 49489 | 12-in. | 9/4/1918 | Smiles | Prince's Band | Band | composer | |
| Columbia | 49519 | 12-in. | 10/1/1918 | A little birch canoe and you | Prince's Orchestra | Orchestra | composer | |
| Columbia | W145922 | 10-in. | 3/27/1928 | Patches | Sol Hoopii's Novelty Trio | Instrumental trio (Hawaiian) | composer | |
| Columbia | W147266 | 10-in. | 10/23/1928 | Smiles | Hugh Cross ; Riley Puckett | Male vocal duet, with guitar | composer | |
| Columbia | 76425 | 12-in. | approximately 1919 | Smiles | Dan & Harvey's Jazz Band | Instrumental ensemble | composer | |
| Columbia | 76776 | 12-in. | approximately January 1920 | Patches | London Dance Orchestra ; Corelli Windeatt | Orchestra | composer | |
| Columbia | W109995 | 10-in. | November 1928 | Hawaijan yö : Valssi | Östman-Stein Orkesteri | Instrumental ensemble | composer | |
| OKeh | 314 | 10-in. | ca. Aug. 1918 | Smiles | Franklyn Kent ; Ruth Lenox | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | composer | |
| OKeh | 359 | 10-in. | ca. Sept. 1918 | Smiles | Wheeler Wadsworth | Saxophone solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| OKeh | 498 | 10-in. | ca. Dec. 1918 | After all | Henry Burr ; Albert Campbell | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | composer | |
| OKeh | 538 | 10-in. | ca. Dec. 1918 | A little birch canoe and you | Sterling Trio | Male vocal trio, with orchestra | composer | |
| OKeh | 588 | 10-in. | ca. Jan. 1919 | You don't know | Samuel Ash | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| OKeh | 650 | 10-in. | ca. Apr. 1919 | After all | Louisiana Five Jazz Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| OKeh | S-721 | 10-in. | ca. June 1919 | You don't know | Samuel Ash | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| OKeh | S-754 | 10-in. | approximately July 1919 | Patches | Rega Dance Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| OKeh | 864 | 10-in. | ca. July 1919 | Lonesome—that's all | Joseph A. Phillips | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| OKeh | S-7773 | 10-in. | Feb. 1921 | Broken moon | Joseph M. Knecht ; Waldorf-Astoria Dance Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| OKeh | 8601 | 10-in. | March 1924 | Lonesome that's all | Charlie Morrison | Tenor vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
| OKeh | S-71522 | 10-in. | May 1923 | Oh! Harold | Markel's Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Brunswick | [Br cat 5240-b] | 10-in. | approximately June 1918 | Smiles | Brunswick Military Band | Band | composer | |
| Brunswick | [Br cat 5255-b] | 10-in. | approximately Aug. 1918 | A little birch bark canoe and you | Sterling Trio | Male vocal trio, with orchestra | composer | |
| Brunswick | [Br cat 5280-a] | 10-in. | approximately late 1918 | Hawaiian nights | Louise and Ferera | Instrumental duet (Hawaiian) | composer | |
| Brunswick | [Br cat 15252-a] | 10-in. | approximately Aug. 1918 | Smiles | Henry Burr ; Ruth Lenox | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | composer | |
| Brunswick | 3270 | 10-in. | approximately Dec. 1919 | Patches | Gene Rodemich’s Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Brunswick | 5219 | 10-in. | approximately Mar. 1921 | Broken moon | Mario Perry | Accordion solo | composer | |
| Brunswick | 10560-10563 | 10-in. | 5/4/1923 | Oh! Harold | Isham Jones Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Brunswick | 10747-10749 | 10-in. | 5/25/1923 | Lonesome, that’s all | Fredric Fradkin | Violin solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Brunswick | E16186-E16188 | 10-in. | 8/20/1925 | Lonesome, that's all | Morton Downey ; Harry Perrella | Male vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
| Brunswick | E25451-E25452 | 10-in. | 12/6/1927 | Lonesome—that’s all | Ewen Hail | Male vocal solo, with string quartet and piano | composer | |
| Brunswick | E30540-E30541 | 10-in. | 9/9/1929 | Smiles | Five Pennies ; Red Nichols | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G) | composer | |
| Edison | 4741 | 10-in. | 5/23/1916 | After all | Charles Harrison | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Edison | 6209 | 10-in. | 6/7/1918 | Hawaiian nights waltz | Frank Ferera ; Helen Louise ; Waikiki Hawaiian Orchestra | Jazz/dance band (Hawaiian) | composer | |
| Edison | 6254 | 10-in. | between 7/1/1918 and 7/5/1918 | Smiles | Harmony Four | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | composer | |
| Edison | 6331 | 10-in. | 8/19/1918 | Smiles | Jaudas' Society Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Edison | 6414 | 10-in. | 10/23/1918 | A little birch canoe and you | Manuel Romain | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Edison | 6420 | 10-in. | between 10/10/1918 and 10/23/1918 | Smiles | Marie Rappold | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Edison | 6611 | 10-in. | 2/6/1919 | Mammy's lullaby | Premier Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | composer | |
| Edison | 6648 | 10-in. | 3/4/1919 | After all | Irving Kaufman | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Edison | 6759 | 10-in. | 5/1/1919 | Lonesome—that's all | George Wilton Ballard | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Edison | 6894 | 10-in. | 7/31/1919 | Cleo | All Star Trio | Instrumental trio | composer | |
| Edison | 7040 | 10-in. | 12/2/1919 | Sweet and low (Waltz) | Tuxedo Dance Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Edison | 7143 | 10-in. | 2/3/1920 | Patches | Lopez and Hamilton's Kings of Harmony Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Edison | 8951 | 10-in. | 4/30/1923 | Oh! Harold | Atlantic Dance Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Edison | 10051 | 10-in. | July-Sept. 1924 | Valse charme | Ray Perkins | Piano solo | composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Roberts, Lee S.," accessed April 25, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/109584.
Roberts, Lee S.. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 25, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/109584.
"Roberts, Lee S.." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 April 2024.
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