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 101-125 of 328 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia | 140953 | 10-in. | 9/17/1925 | In Shadowland | Sascha Jacobsen | Violin solo, with piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Columbia | W140954 | 10-in. | 9/17/1925 | The midnight waltz | Sascha Jacobsen | Violin solo, with piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Columbia | 140955 | 10-in. | 9/17/1925 | Drifting 'neath the silver moon | Alec Sander | Violin solo, with piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Columbia | W140956 | 10-in. | 9/17/1925 | Serenade | Sascha Jacobsen | Violin solo, with piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Columbia | W141181 | 10-in. | 10/23/1925 | Let us waltz as we say goodbye | Tom Burke | Male vocal solo, with violin and piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Columbia | W141182 | 10-in. | 10/23/1925 | Don't wait too long | Tom Burke | Male vocal solo, with violin and piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Columbia | W141232 | 10-in. | 11/2/1925 | What could be sweeter than you | Dorothea Ponce ; Ethel Ponce | Female vocal duet, with piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Columbia | W141233 | 10-in. | 11/2/1925 | I care for her and she cares for me | Ponce Sisters | Female vocal duet, with piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Columbia | W141236 | 10-in. | 11/2/1925 | That certain party | Dorothea Ponce ; Ethel Ponce | Female vocal duet, with piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Columbia | W141250 | 10-in. | 11/6/1925 | The snowy breasted pearl | Tom Burke | Male vocal solo, with violin, cello, and piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Columbia | W141251 | 10-in. | 11/6/1925 | I'm sitting by the stile, Mary | Tom Burke | Male vocal solo, with violin, cello, and piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Columbia | W141264 | 10-in. | 11/12/1925 | Yeedle-deedle-Lena | Al Bernard ; Frank Kamplain | Male vocal duet, with piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Columbia | W141271 | 10-in. | 11/17/1925 | A cup of coffee, a sandwich and you | Jack Buchanan ; Gertrude Lawrence | Female-male vocal duet, with piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Columbia | W141272 | 10-in. | 11/17/1925 | Poor little rich girl | Gertrude Lawrence | Female vocal solo, with piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Columbia | W141273 | 10-in. | 11/17/1925 | Russian blues | Gertrude Lawrence | Female vocal solo, with piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Columbia | W141274 | 10-in. | 11/17/1925 | Carrie | Gertrude Lawrence | Female vocal solo, with piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Columbia | W141295 | 10-in. | 11/20/1925 | Gigolette | Jack Buchanan | Male vocal solo, with piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Columbia | W141300 | 10-in. | 11/23/1925 | Susannah's squeaking shoes | Beatrice Lillie | Female vocal solo, with piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Columbia | W141326 | 10-in. | 11/30/1925 | Ballet égyptien | Robert Hood Bowers ; Columbia Concert Orchestra | Orchestra | conductor | |
| Columbia | W141327 | 10-in. | 11/30/1925 | Ballet égyptien | Robert Hood Bowers ; Columbia Concert Orchestra | Orchestra | conductor | |
| Columbia | W141328 | 10-in. | 12/1/1925 | I need Jesus | Homer A. Rodeheaver | Male vocal solo, with violin and organ | instrumentalist, organ | |
| Columbia | W141329 | 10-in. | 12/1/1925 | No disappointment in heaven | Doris Doe ; Homer A. Rodeheaver | Female-male vocal duet, with violin and organ | instrumentalist, organ | |
| Columbia | W141330 | 10-in. | 12/1/1925 | Take up thy cross | Doris Doe ; Homer A. Rodeheaver | Female-male vocal duet, with violin and organ | instrumentalist, organ | |
| Columbia | W141331 | 10-in. | 12/1/1925 | Have you counted the cost? | Doris Doe ; Homer A. Rodeheaver | Female-male vocal duet, with violin and organ | instrumentalist, organ | |
| Columbia | W141335 | 10-in. | 12/1/1925 | Love led him to Calvary | Doris Doe ; Homer A. Rodeheaver | Female-male vocal duet, with violin and organ | instrumentalist, organ |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Bowers, Robert Hood," accessed May 2, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106799.
Bowers, Robert Hood. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 2, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106799.
"Bowers, Robert Hood." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 2 May 2024.
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LCNAR: Bowers, Robert Hood, 1877-1941 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n93018872
Wikidata: Robert Hood Bowers - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q15439317
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/23806487
MusicBrainz: Robert Hood Bowers - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/9df113e2-9b24-4a29-ad8f-2937e210be10
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