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 251-275 of 328 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Columbia	W145891	10-in.	3/28/1928	My old Kentucky home	Edna Thomas	Female vocal solo, with piano	instrumentalist, piano
Columbia	W145961	10-in.	4/4/1928	Ai Suzette	Edna Thomas	Female vocal solo, with piano	instrumentalist, piano
Columbia	W145962	10-in.	4/4/1928	Mamzelle Zizi	Edna Thomas	Female vocal solo, with piano	instrumentalist, piano
Columbia	W145973	10-in.	4/6/1928	The man I love	Sophie Braslau	Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra	conductor
Columbia	W145974	10-in.	4/6/1928	If I could look into your eyes	Sophie Braslau	Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra	conductor
Columbia	W146253	10-in.	4/12/1928	Go down, Moses	Edna Thomas	Female vocal solo, with piano	instrumentalist, piano
Columbia	W146254	10-in.	4/12/1928	Swing low, sweet chariot	Edna Thomas	Female vocal solo, with piano	instrumentalist, piano
Columbia	W146619	10-in.	7/3/1928	Shanty-man's life	Pierre La Dieu	Male vocal solo, with violin and piano	instrumentalist, piano
Columbia	W146620	10-in.	7/3/1928	Driving saw-logs on the plover	Pierre La Dieu	Male vocal solo, with violin and piano	instrumentalist, piano
Columbia	W146952	10-in.	9/5/1928	Away out on the mountain	Frank Kamplain	Male vocal solo, with piano	instrumentalist, piano
Columbia	W147064	10-in.	9/25/1928	Jingle bells	Shannon Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	arranger
Columbia	W147065	10-in.	9/25/1928	The quilting party	Shannon Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	arranger
Columbia	W147392	10-in.	11/9/1928	Scarf dance	Columbia Symphony Orchestra	Orchestra	conductor
Columbia	W147393	10-in.	11/9/1928	The flatterer	Columbia Symphony Orchestra	Orchestra	conductor
Columbia	W147750	10-in.	1/10/1929	Chinese lullaby	Paul Whiteman Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Columbia	W149735	10-in.	1/6/1930	Chorus of canaries	Robert Hood Bowers ; Joe Belmont's Group of Real Feathered Songsters	Bird sounds, with piano	instrumentalist, piano
Columbia	W150844	10-in.	9/29/1930	Body and soul	Ruth Etting	Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	director
Columbia	W150845	10-in.	9/29/1930	Laughing at life	Ruth Etting	Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	director
Columbia	[W]150863	10-in.	10/7/1930	Body and soul	Annette Hanshaw	Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	director
Columbia	[W]150864	10-in.	10/7/1930	Wasting my love on you	Annette Hanshaw	Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	director
Columbia	W151708	10-in.	8/6/1931	I apologize	Robert Hood Bowers Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director, instrumentalist, piano
Columbia	W151709	10-in.	8/6/1931	(With you on my mind I find) I can't write the words	Robert Hood Bowers Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director, instrumentalist, piano
Columbia	W152080	10-in.	1/18/1932	Father of the land we love	Robert Hood Bowers Orchestra	Orchestra, with male vocal quartet	director
Columbia	W152081	10-in.	1/18/1932	Medley of Washingtonian songs	Robert Hood Bowers Orchestra	Orchestra, with male vocal quartet	director
Columbia	W152243	10-in.	7/28/1932	Marching into minstrelsy, part 1	Eddie Leonard	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	director

(Results 251-275 of 328 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Bowers, Robert Hood," accessed October 31, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/106799.

Bowers, Robert Hood. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved October 31, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/106799.

"Bowers, Robert Hood." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 31 October 2024.

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