Walter B. Rogers
Walter Bowman Rogers (October 14, 1865 – December 24, 1939) was an American cornet player, concert band and orchestral conductor and composer, who was responsible for most of the orchestral arrangements on recordings made for the Victor Talking Machine Company between 1904 and 1916. He left the Victor Company when he accepted an equity partnership with the Paroquette recording company, a venture which ended when the company went into receivership. He accepted arranging, conducting positions with the Paramount and Emerson companies before he was offered an executive-level position by the Brunswick-Balke-Collander Company when the nationally known manufacturer of bowling, saloon, and phonograph cabinetry decided to expand its operations in the talking-machine industry by creating a line of phonograph recordings. Rogers became Brunswick’s director of classical-music releases, a role he held until shortly before the Brunswick phonograph division was acquired by the Warner Brothers film corporation in April 1930. |
Birth and Death Data: Born October 14, 1865 (Delphi), Died December 24, 1939
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1900 - 1929
Roles Represented in DAHR: conductor, arranger, cornet, composer, trombone, piano, chimes
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Recordings (Results 1026-1050 of 2261 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | B-15465 | 10-in. | 12/7/1914 | Abide with me | Elsie Baker ; Olive Kline | Female vocal duet, with orchestra | conductor | |
Victor | B-15466 | 10-in. | 12/7/1914 | Whispering hope | Elsie Baker ; Olive Kline | Female vocal duet, with orchestra | conductor | |
Victor | B-15467 | 10-in. | 12/7/1914 | Charme d'amour | Olive Kline | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | conductor | |
Victor | B-15468 | 10-in. | 12/7/1914 | When you're away! | Olive Kline | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | conductor | |
Victor | B-15474 | 10-in. | 12/9/1914 | Habanera | Geraldine Farrar | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | conductor | |
Victor | C-15475 | 12-in. | 12/9/1914 | Chanson bohème | Geraldine Farrar | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | conductor | |
Victor | C-15476 | 12-in. | 12/9/1914 | Las bas dans la montagne | Geraldine Farrar | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | conductor | |
Victor | C-15477 | 12-in. | 12/9/1914 | Seguidilla | Geraldine Farrar | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | conductor | |
Victor | B-15478 | 10-in. | 12/10/1914 | In the shadow of the sycamore | Edna Brown ; James F. Harrison | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | conductor | |
Victor | B-15479 | 10-in. | 12/10/1914 | Calling me home | Edna Brown ; James F. Harrison | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | conductor | |
Victor | C-15480 | 12-in. | 12/10/1914 | Musica proibita | Enrico Caruso | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | conductor | |
Victor | B-15481 | 10-in. | 12/10/1914 | La mia canzone | Enrico Caruso | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | conductor | |
Victor | C-15483 | 12-in. | 12/10/1914 | Parle-moi de ma mere | Frances Alda ; Enrico Caruso | Vocal duet (soprano and tenor), with orchestra | conductor | |
Victor | B-15485 | 10-in. | 12/11/1914 | Seven pretty girls | Victor Band | Band | conductor | |
Victor | B-15486 | 10-in. | 12/11/1914 | Come let us be joyful | Victor Band | Band | conductor | |
Victor | B-15487 | 10-in. | 12/11/1914 | Seven jumps | Victor Band | Band | conductor | |
Victor | B-15488 | 10-in. | 12/11/1914 | Östgötapolska | Victor Band | Band | conductor | |
Victor | B-15489 | 10-in. | 12/11/1914 | Cshebogar | Victor Band | Band | conductor | |
Victor | B-15490 | 10-in. | 12/11/1914 | Three men's reel | Victor Band | Band | conductor | |
Victor | B-15491 | 10-in. | 12/11/1914 | How d'ye do | Victor Band | Band | conductor | |
Victor | B-15502 | 10-in. | 12/15/1914 | Land of hope and glory | Wilfred Glenn | Male vocal solo, with male vocal chorus and orchestra | conductor | |
Victor | B-15503 | 10-in. | 12/15/1914 | Brown October ale | Reinald Werrenrath | Male vocal solo, with male vocal chorus and orchestra | conductor | |
Victor | B-15504 | 10-in. | 12/15/1914 | Swing along | Victor Male Chorus | Male vocal chorus, with orchestra | conductor | |
Victor | B-15505 | 10-in. | 12/15/1914 | A stein song | Victor Male Chorus | Male vocal chorus, with orchestra | conductor | |
Victor | B-15506 | 10-in. | 12/16/1914 | Auld lang syne | Wilfred Glenn | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | conductor |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Rogers, Walter B.," accessed October 6, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/102188.
Rogers, Walter B.. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved October 6, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/102188.
"Rogers, Walter B.." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 6 October 2024.
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LCNAR: Rogers, Walter B., 1865-1939 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n78016385
Wikidata: Walter B. Rogers - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q4463404
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/49418707
MusicBrainz: Walter B. Rogers - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/3c423820-1f42-4587-94fa-821a98419fcf
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