Edward William Rogers (1864– 21 February 1913) was an English songwriter for music hall performers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
He was born in Newington, London, and in the 1880s started appearing on the music hall stage in sketches written by singer and songwriter Harry Pleon (1856–1911).
He came to recognise that he was a better songwriter than performer, and first found success in 1888 when his song "Ask a P'liceman", with music by A. E. Durandeau, was taken up by comedian and singer James Fawn.
Within three years, the song reportedly sold half a million copies as sheet music.
[2] Rogers found further success when his 1890 song "Hi-Tiddley-Hi-Ti", with music by George Le Brunn, was performed by Charles Godfrey.