Ron Rogers

For the rugby union player, see Ron Rogers (rugby).

Ronald Bruce Rogers (born November 5, 1952, in the Soundview section of the South Bronx, New York) is a native New York songwriter,[1] composer, Ze / Island Records recording artist and record producer. He is better known as Ron Rogers (also known as Ronnie Rogers). He is known for his songs and recordings from the late 1970s through the 1990s.

After recording a debut RCA Victor LP entitled "Gichy Dan’s Beechwood # 9",[2] which Rogers and songwriter August Darnell produced together - Rogers composed the words and music to the dance hit Deputy of Love which charted #1 in Billboard magazine [3] for recording artist Don Armando. Following the initial success, in New York, Michael Zilkha, founder of ZE Records discovered, and began publishing Ron Rogers compositions through Island Music Ltd / Island Records. New York session musicians, including Rogers multitracking on piano, drums and vocals, recorded the tunes on 24 Track Analog recording Decks.[4] Among the disco inspired recordings are The Aural Exciters' "Spooks In Space" written by Rogers; Gichy Dan's "Cowboys and Gangsters", written and produced by Rogers, and Rogers' own solo EP "Don't Play With My Emotions" - all released on Ze / Arista Records / Ze / Island Records.

Rogers went on to compose, produce and perform on a string of recordings including Kid Creole and the Coconuts[5] / ZE Island Records “The Lifeboat Party”,[6] lead track, Side 1 on Doppelganger (Kid Creole and the Coconuts album); “Gina Gina” [7] on Kid Creole's Fresh Fruit in Foreign Places L.P.; “City Nights/ Manhattan Cafe’s” [8] and “In The Middle Of The Night”,[9] released on Rogers' own Blue Chip Record label[10] featuring vocalist Cory Daye - lead singer of Grammy nominated Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band;[11] and Elbow Bones and the Racketeers cross over Top 40 hit "A Night In New York" on EMI - co written with lyricist D. Clarkin. More than 30 [12] Ron Rogers written and/or produced recordings have been released world wide on Indie or Major Labels.

Select Discography - Original Releases

* (#)X = denotes re-issues/remixes+number of releases

Year Song (s) Producer (s) Written By Artist Title/Label
1979 Deputy of Love* (8) August Darnell / Andy Hernandez Ron Rogers Don Armando Don Armando's Rhumba Band / Ze Records
1978 all cuts Ron Rogers / August Darnell August Darnell Gichy Dan Gichy Dan's Beechwood # 9 / RCA
1983 The Lifeboat Party * 3X August Darnell Ron Rogers / August Darnell Kid Creole and the Coconuts Doppelganger [13] ZE / Island Records
1984 Take Me For A Night In NY* 2X August Darnell Ron Rogers / D. Clarkin Elbow Bones and the Racketeers New York At Dawn / EMI America
1983 Cowboys & Gangsters * 5X Ron Rogers Ron Rogers Gichy Dan Gichy Dan [14] / ZE / Island Records
1979 Spooks In Space* 5X [15] Bob Blank Ron Rogers Aural Exciters Spooks In Space / ZE
1987 So Far So Good * 2X Ron Rogers Ron Rogers August Darnell Kid Creole I Too Have Seen The Woods [16] / Sire Records
1986 City Nights / Manhattan Cafe's Ron Rogers Ron Rogers / B.D.Hutz Cory Daye Cory Daye / Profile Records
1987 Gina Gina August Darnell Ron Rogers / August Darnell Kid Creole and the Coconuts Fresh Fruit In Foreign Places / Ze Records
1987 In The Middle Of The Night - all cuts Ron Rogers Ron Rogers Cory Daye In The Middle of the Night / Blue Chip / Profile Records
1983 Don't Play With My Emotions * (2) - all cuts Ron Rogers / Vince Traina Ron Rogers Ron Rogers Don't Play With My Emotions / [17] ZE / Island Records
1983 Piranana * (2) - all cuts Ron Rogers Ron Rogers / Caroline Loeb Caroline Loeb Piranana /[18] ZE
1995 Dr. Paradise Ron Rogers August Darnell Kid Creole Private Waters in the Great Divide / [19] Columbia
1995 Calling Out to Marlboro Ron Rogers August Darnell Ron Rogers Kid Creole Traveling Sideways / [20] ---
2004 Naughty Boy / YA YA Ron Rogers Ron Rogers Ron Rogers Mutant Disco / [21] Strut Records
2009 Various cuts Ron Rogers Ron Rogers Compilation Zevolution / [22] Strut Records

References

  1. ↑ BMI
  2. ↑ Gichy Dan
  3. ↑ Billboard Charts
  4. ↑ Recording Engineer Interview
  5. ↑ Kid Creole Website
  6. ↑ “The Lifeboat Party”
  7. ↑ “Gina Gina”
  8. ↑ City Nights/ Manhattan Cafe’s
  9. ↑ "Middle Of The Night"
  10. ↑ Blue Chip Label
  11. ↑ Grammy Nomination
  12. ↑ Discogs
  13. ↑ Doppelganger Credits
  14. ↑ Ze Records
  15. ↑ Ze Records
  16. ↑ Discogs
  17. ↑ Ze Records
  18. ↑ Ze Records
  19. ↑ Discogs
  20. ↑ Discogs
  21. ↑ Discogs
  22. ↑ Discogs

External links

  1. Ron Rogers MUSIC .COM
  2. Ron Rogers SONGS .COM
  3. Ron Rogers Discography
  4. Listen To: “The Lifeboat Party”
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