Lee S. Roberts (1884-1949)
Last updated: 01.06.22
Lee S. [Leland Stanford] Roberts was American pianist and composer/publisher of popular music born in San Francisco. His greatest success was Smiles (1917), lyrics by J. Will Callahan with whom he wrote a number of other songs, which sold over 3.000.000 copies. It is said that Smiles had been rejected by all the principal tin pan alley publishers. He wrote in a number of genres ranging from setting an Edgar Allan Poe poem to music namely To One In Paradise (1923) to various Hawaiian compositions such as Hawaiian Nights (1919). Today he is best known as a pianist who when vice-president of the QRS Music Roll Company recorded hundreds of piano rolls both using his own name as well as using the pseudonym Stanford Robar. He was billed as the world's leading expert in player rolls.
| Title | Instruments/Issue | Performers |
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Harriman Cake Walk (1915) | D/A/T/T/B/GB(B) | Midi Ragtime Recorder Ens. |
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High Ball (1912) | A/T/T/T/B/GB(B) | Midi Ragtime Recorder Ens. |
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Smiles - Song (1917) | T/T/T/B/B/GB(B) | Midi Ragtime Recorder Ens. |
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Hawaiian Nights | Edison Blue Amberol: 3656 | Helen Louise Frank Ferera |
| Midi File(s) | Sequencer(s) | ||
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Harriman Cake Walk (1915) | Midi | James Pitt-Payne |
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High Ball (1912) | Midi | James Pitt-Payne |
| Performer | CD Title | Supplier |
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| Ragtime Music CDs: | |||
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Various Artists | Honky Tonk Piano |        |
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Various Artists | Ragtime unter dem Doppeladler | |
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Paragon Ragtime Orchestra | The Whistler and His Dog | |
| Item | Title | Available | € | £ | $ | Other |
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| Title | Attribution | Instruments | Source | Remarks |
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After All | L.S. Roberts (music) J. Will Callahan (words) |
Piano, Voice | Kirk |  |
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After All | L.S. Roberts (music) J. Will Callahan (words) |
Piano, Voice | Greer | Pub. |
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Chiffonette Dance (1915) | L.S. Roberts (music) | Piano | IMSLP | |
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Ching Chong | L.S. Roberts (music) J. Will Callahan (words) |
Piano, Voice | Kirk | |
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Ching Chong | L.S. Roberts (music) J. Will Callahan (words) |
Piano, Voice | Greer | Pub. |
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Hawaiian Nights - Song (1919) | L.S. Roberts (words & music) | Piano, Voice | IMSLP | |
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Italian Nights (1918) | L.S. Roberts (music) | Piano | IMSLP | Pub. |
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Little Birch Canoe and You (1918), A | L.S. Roberts (music) J. Will Callahan (words) |
Piano, Voice | IMSLP | Pub. |
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Mammy's Lullaby | L.S. Roberts (music) J. Will Callahan (words) |
Piano, Voice | Greer | Pub. |
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Nailo (1920) | L.S. Roberts (music) J Will Callahan (words) |
Piano, Orchestra | IMSLP | |
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Patches | L.S. Roberts (music) J. Will Callahan (words) |
Piano, Voice | Kirk | Pub. |
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Patches | L.S. Roberts (music) J. Will Callahan (words) |
Piano, Voice | Greer | Pub. |
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⇑Smiles | L.S. Roberts (music) J Will Callahan (words) |
Piano, Voice | Greer | Pub. |
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Smiles | L.S. Roberts (music) J Will Callahan (words) |
Piano, Voice | Greer | Pub. |
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Smiles Waltz (1919) | L.S. Roberts (music) | Piano | IMSLP | |
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Valse Parisienne (1912) | L.S. Roberts (music) | Piano | IMSLP | |
This list is arranged in chronological order and contains 64 works by Lee S. Roberts (1884-1949).
It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys: ER
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| Title | Year | Attribution | Remarks |
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| Dainty Graces | 1912 | |
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| Doll House | 1912 | |
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| High Ball | 1912 | Pub. |
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| Moon Kiss | 1912 | Pub. | |
| Pansy | 1912 | Pub. | |
| Snowball | 1912 | |
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| Valse Parisienne | 1912 | Pub. | |
| Falls Caprice, The | 1913 | |
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| Harlequin | 1913 | Pub. | |
| Rainbow Isle | 1913 | ||
| Mon Plaisir | 1914 | |
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| ⇑ Panama, The | 1914 | Pub. | |
| Aloha Oe | 1915 | ||
| Chiffonette Dance | 1915 | Pub. | |
| Good Old Days in Alabam | 1915 | L Wolfe Gilbert (words) | |
| Harriman Cake Walk | 1915 | Josephine Harriman (perf.) Billy Reardon (perf.) |
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| Title | Year | Attribution | Remarks |
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| Lights and Shadows | 1915 | |
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| Summer Nights | 1915 | |
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| Valse Debonair | 1915 | |
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| Hawaiian Nights | 1916 | Helen Louise (perf.) Frank Ferera (perf.) |
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| I Miss You Miss America (w&m) | 1916 | L. Wolfe Gilbert (words) | |
| Moon Dreams | 1916 | Pub. | |
| Sincerity Waltz | 1916 | |
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| Teddy You're a Bear | 1916 | ||
| Ching Chong | 1917 | J. Will Callahan (words) | Pub. |
| Smiles - Song | 1917 | J Will Callahan (words) | |
| Dreamy Hawaiian Moon | 1918 | ||
| ⇑ Italian Nights | 1918 | Pub. | |
| Little Birch Canoe and You, A | 1918 | J. Will Callahan (words) | Pub. |
| Lonesome-That's All (w&m) | 1918 | Ben J. Bradley (co-author) | |
| Mammy's Lullaby | 1918 | J. Will Callahan (words) | Pub. |
| That Old Fashioned Mother of Mine | 1918 | J. Will Callahan (words) | Pub. |
| Title | Year | Attribution | Remarks |
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| You Don't Know | 1918 | |
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| After All | 1919 | J. Will Callahan (words) Marguerite Sylva (perf.) |
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| Hawaiian Nights - Song (w&m) | 1919 | Arr. by Dave Kapian | |
| Montezuma | 1919 | J. Will Callahan (words) | |
| Patches | 1919 | J. Will Callahan (words) | Pub. |
| Please | 1919 | |
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| Smiles Waltz | 1919 | |
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| Broken Moon | 1920 | J. Will Callahan (words) | Pub. |
| Drowsy Baby | 1920 | J. Will Callahan (words) | Pub. |
| Nailo | 1920 | J Will Callahan (words) | Pub. |
| Hula Dreams | 1923 | ||
| ⇑ Oh Harold | 1923 | ||
| Sad Hawaiian Sea | 1923 | |
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| To One In Paradise | 1923 | Edgar Allan Poe (words) | Pub. |
| Answer | ? | ||
| Ave Maria | ? | |
| Title | Year | Attribution | Remarks |
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| Barcarolle | ? | ||
| Charme D'amour | ? | ||
| Every Little Movement | ? | ||
| Herd Girl's Dream, The | ? | ||
| Hesitation | ? | ||
| High Jinks | ? | ||
| I Hear You Calling Me | ? | E. Voitier (co-author) | |
| Jaqueline Valse | ? | ||
| Loin Du Bal | ? | ||
| Martha | ? | ||
| Mignonette | ? | ||
| ⇑ Response to Valse Parisienne | ? | ||
| Silently the Roses Fall (w&m) | ? | |
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| Sonata Op. 27: No. 2 | ? | ||
| There's a Time in Each Day (w&m) | ? | Pub. | |
| Valse Brilliant | ? |
| Title | Duration | Performer |
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Harriman Cake Walk | 2:39 | Ragtime Dorian Henry |
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Smiles | 1:54 | Ragtime Dorian Henry |