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{"segment":[{"startTime":{"@attributes":{"msec":""}},"title":"Alexander","artist":"Bob Roberts"},{"startTime":{"@attributes":{"msec":""}},"title":"Comment: Bob Roberts was born on April 27, 1879, in Cincinnati as Robert A. Roberts.He became known to record buyers as Bob Roberts or Ragtime Bob Roberts. His father was Nicholas Roberts, proprietor of the Nick Roberts' Pantomime Company (he had emigrated from Germany). In his youth Bob traveled extensively with shows.He apparently made his recording debut in 1902 with Columbia, cutting performances issued on early Columbia discs (seven-inch as well as ten-inch), black wax cylinders, and brown wax cylinders (the company continued to use brown wax for over a year after introducing its molded cylinders in February 1902).He was most successful with comic numbers, especially 'coon' songs. He covered for some companies material that Arthur Collins and Billy Murray covered for others. Though known for comic songs, he recorded a few plantation-type numbers such as 'Old Log Cabin in the Lane' (Victor 4458).His first Edison records, made in late 1903, were issued in February 1904. One of the two cylinders is Edison Standard 8617, which features Roberts singing Theodore Morse's 'The Woodchuck Song,' which asks in its chorus, 'How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?'Billy Murray recorded this for Victor on September 29, 1903--an example of Roberts and Murray cutting the same material for competing companies. They began recording within a year of each other. Roberts was first (with Columbia) though Murray had been making Edison cylinders for several months before Roberts worked for Edison. Edison executives probably viewed Roberts as an easy substitute for or alternative to Murray.In March 1904, the Edison company issued Roberts singing Tom Lemonier's 'I'm Just Barely Living That's All' (8644), which Roberts also recorded for Victor on January 11, 1904 (2623).Roberts was most popular on records from 1903 to 1907, his work being issued on major disc and cylinder labels as well as small ones such as Aretino, Busy Bee, Indestructible, D & R, and U-S Everlasting. He recorded often for Victor, beginning on October 1, 1903, and also for its subsidiary record label, Zon-o-phone (he began in early 1904 with nine-inch records).He cut 'Woodman, Woodman, Spare That Tree' from the Follies of 1911 for Victor 16909. In 1912 Roberts cut the popular 'Ragtime Cowboy Joe' (Victor 17090).His last Edison recording appears to be Blue Amberol 1632, issued in March 1913: 'Fables,' with music by J. Fred Helf and words by Jeff Branen. It was his sole Blue Amberol recording, and he made no Diamond Discs.By 1913 he had stopped working for the three big companies--that is, Victor, Columbia, and Edison.During the 1920s Roberts worked in radio. He was a member of the 'Adolph and Otto' team, featured on WCKY in Cincinnati. Walsh reports in the May 1975 issue of Hobbies that Roberts operated a poolroom late in life.His death was sudden.He went to the radio station on January 21, 1930, but chest pains prevented him from performing. He hurried home to 3671 Vine Street and took medicine. A few minutes later his wife Katherine heard him fall over a chair. 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