Walter B. Rogers
Walter B. Rogers
Top Songs
| 1 | Haunting Rag | ||
| 2 | Too Much Mustard | ||
| 3 | Gertrude Hoffman Glide | ||
| 4 | Black and White Rag | ||
| 5 | Ragamuffin Rag |
About
Biography
Born in Delphi, IN, Walter B. Rogers received his first musical instruction on the violin through his father and picked up the cornet afterward; at 17, Rogers entered the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music. Rogers paid for his classes through playing with orchestras and bands in the Indianapolis area; however, in 1886 he was wooed away to New York to play in Capp's Seventh Regiment Band. Around 1900 he joined the John Philip Sousa Band and split the cornet solo duties with already established megastar Herbert L. Clarke; one would expect some professional jealousy to erupt betwee...