Leland Stanford Roberts (1884–1949), commonly known as Lee S. Roberts, was an American composer and pianist.
He is best known for his composition 'Smiles' with lyricist J. Will Callahan, written in 1917, but was a prolific composer across many genres of music.
He was also the vice-president of the QRS Music Roll Company, and recorded hundreds of piano rolls under his name and also the pseudonym Stanford Robar. He was particularly active in recording salon and ballad style music.
He lived in San Francisco.
Partial list of compositions
After All A Little Birch Canoe & You Amourette Answer Autumn of Life, The Baby Days Broken Moon Cheerio "Ching Chong" Drowsy Baby Harlequin Harriman Cake Walk Hawaiian Nights High Ball Hula Dreams I Miss You Miss America Italian Nights Lonesome-That's All Lover's Lane Ma Belle Mammy's Lullaby March of the Tanks Montezuma Moon Dreams My Country Forever Nailo Oh! Harold Patches Please Sad Hawaiian Sea Slumber Moon Smiles Souvenir Of The West Story of Peter Rabbit T'Jours A Moi Triennial "K.T." March That Old Fashioned Mother Of Mine Valse Parisienne Wanting You So Without Thee You Don't Know
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