Howard Emmett Rogers

Howard Emmett Rogers (1890–1971) was an American screenwriter, playwright, lyricist, and theatre director. As a playwright he wrote the books for three Broadway musicals: The Midnight Rounders of 1920, The Century Revue (1920), and Luana (1930); the latter of which he also directed. He also wrote the lyrics to the 1922 Broadway musical Red Pepper. He was an active anti-communist member of the Screen Writers Guild. He worked for several studios during his career. Two of his last films Calling Bulldog Drummond (1951) and The Hour of 13 (1952) were made by MGM-British.

Birth and Death Data: Born New York City (most populous city in the United States), Died August 16, 1971 (Hollywood (neighborhood in Los Angeles, California, United States) )

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1917 - 1921

Roles Represented in DAHR: lyricist, composer

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= 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
Victor	B-21291	10-in.	12/26/1917	I'm going to follow the boys	Henry Burr ; Elizabeth Spencer	Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	B-21993	10-in.	6/18/1918	France (We have not forgotten you)	Lambert Murphy	Male vocal solo, with violin duet and orchestra	lyricist
Victor	B-23146	10-in.	9/10/1919	Just for me and Mary ('Twas a beautiful wedding day)	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with celeste and orchestra	lyricist
Victor	B-25339	10-in.	6/7/1921	My laddie boy	Sophie Braslau	Contralto vocal solo, with violin, cello, and orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	77550	10-in.	12/6/1917	I'm going to follow the boys	Henry Burr ; Albert Campbell	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	77721	10-in.	3/13/1918	Hunting the Hun	Arthur Fields	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	77777	10-in.	4/20/1918	If he can fight like he can love	Farber Sisters	Female vocal duet, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	77868	10-in.	6/3/1918	France, we have not forgotten you	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	78631	10-in.	9/9/1919	Just for me and Mary	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	78761	10-in.	10/27/1919	Don't take advantage of my good nature	Fred Whitehouse	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	78892	10-in.	12/24/1919	I'm gonna spend my honeymoon in Dixie	Cliff Edwards ; Pierce Keegan	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	78937	10-in.	1/19/1920	I'm gonna spend my honeymoon in Dixie	Peerless Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	79259	10-in.	6/10/1920	So this is Paris!	Van and Schenck	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	79383	10-in.	8/24/1920	You're just as beautiful at sixty as you were at sweet sixteen	Nora Bayes	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	49435	12-in.	5/25/1918	If he can fight like he can love (Goodnight Germany)	Prince's Band	Band	composer
OKeh	S-7113	10-in.	approximately December 1919-January 1920	Just for me and Mary ('Twas a beautiful wedding day)	Sterling Trio	Male vocal trio, with orchestra	lyricist
OKeh	S-70131	10-in.	August 1921	A little kind treatment (Is exactly what I need)	Mamie Smith and her Jazz Band	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	lyricist
Edison	6020	10-in.	2/14/1918	I'm going to follow the boys	Rachael Grant ; Billy Murray	Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra	lyricist
Edison	6192	10-in.	between 5/24/1918 and 5/30/1918	If he can fight like he can love	Elaine Gordon	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Rogers, Howard Emmett," accessed December 27, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/109052.

Rogers, Howard Emmett. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 27, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/109052.

"Rogers, Howard Emmett." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 27 December 2025.

Wikipedia content provided under the terms of the Creative Commons BY-SA license

Feedback

Send the Editors a message about this record.