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 (Results 101-106 of 106 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
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  
(Results 101-106 of 106 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Roberts, Lee S.," accessed March 29, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/109584.

Roberts, Lee S.. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved March 29, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/109584.

"Roberts, Lee S.." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 29 March 2024.

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URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/109584

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