Dick Rogers
| Dick Rogers | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1912 |
| Died | 1970 |
| Genres | traditional pop, jazz, comedy |
| Occupation(s) | musician, lyricist, bandleader |
| Instruments | Piano |
| Notable instruments | |
| Piano | |
Dick Rogers (1912—1970) was a singer, comedian, songwriter and pianist, who wrote the lyrics for Harlem Nocturne.[1][2][3] He was a member of the Ray Noble orchestra and the Will Osborne band.[4]
He was associated with Will Osborne, a "star crooner" who was on the radio in the 1930s.[2] Osborne's band was on the decline in 1940.[2] Osborne created a "bus and truck vaudeville show", with comedy acts, which did not do well.[2] Dick was hired on as "Stinky" Rogers, doing a singing comedy act.[2] When Osborne moved to Hollywood in 1940, Rogers took over the band.[2] He did well, according to Billboard Magazine, who said he "acquitted himself credibly, as did his orchestra."[3] The magazine called him capable, saying he could sing, compose, play and lead.[3]
Composed music or lyrics
- Harlem Nocturne (1939) (with Earle Hagen)[4]
- Pompton Turnpike (sung by Frankie Carle) (written with Will Osborne) (1947)[5]
- Spaghetti Rag (music by Lyons and Yosco) (1950)[6]
- Magazines (Are Magic for Lonely People) (sung by Theresa Brewer) (1958)[7]
- I Guess I'll Get the Papers and Go Home (sung by the Mills Brothers (1967)[8]
- Would'st Could I But Kiss Thy Hand, Oh Babe (written with Will Osborne) (sung by "Doghouse" Dale Jones))[9]
Footnotes
- ↑ "Harlem Nocturne". musicnotes.com. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Gavin, James (2015). Is That All There Is?: The Strange Life of Peggy Lee. Simon and Schuster. pp. 60–61.
- 1 2 3 "Hippodrome Baltimore". Billboard. 8 August 1942. p. 16. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
- 1 2 "'Andy Griffith' Composer Dies at 88". CNN. May 27, 2008. Archived from the original on 2008-06-18. Retrieved 2008-12-15.
- ↑ "Frankie Carle – Era: The 40's - Music Of The Great Bands". discogs.com. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
- ↑ Spaghetti Rag: Popular Standard; Single Songbook. New York: Shapiro, Bernstein & Co. 1950.
- ↑ "Teresa Brewer – Time For Teresa". discogs.com. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
From record side 1: Magazines (Are Magic For Lonely People), (Dick Rogers-Jimmy Eaton-Larry Wagner)
- ↑ "The Mills Brothers – 14 Karat Gold". discogs.com. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
- ↑ "Will Osborne And His Slide Music – Would'st Could I But Kiss Thy Hand, Oh Babe". discogs.com. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
External links
- Billboard magazine, Rogers talked about.
- Dick Rogers talked about in the book Serge Chaloff: A Musical Biography and Discography By Vladimir Simosko]