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 51-75 of 106 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | lyricist, composer | |
| 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 |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Roberts, Lee S.," accessed October 31, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/109584.
Roberts, Lee S.. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved October 31, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/109584.
"Roberts, Lee S.." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 31 October 2024.
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LCNAR: Roberts, Lee S., 1884-1949 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no93017421
Wikidata: Lee S. Roberts - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q6514881
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/63579867
MusicBrainz: Lee S. Roberts - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/f96e5ba7-0c86-4fb8-9ef5-bd181f730c2c
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