1893
October 2—Born in Waseca, Minnesota

1904
Plays piano at a local dancing academy

1906-1910
Professional début at age 12. Concert pianist, Lyceum circuit. Later graduated to the Redpath circuit.

1910-1911
Concert Tour with the Evelyn Bargelt Concert Co.

1915
Regiment band leader in the army, stationed in Iowa

1921
Tours with mezzo-soprano Eva Gauthier, including performances at Carnegie Hall and Aeolian Hall, New York

1923-1931
Conductor-arranger, Victor Talking Machine Company. Manager of RCA -Victor's foreign, domestic and west coast departments.

1927
April 5— In San Francisco for an NBC program of musical features, broadcast live over seven stations of the Orange Network. accompanies opera singer Jeanne Gordon.

1929
April 27— Accompanies actress Thelma Todd for her Victor test recording at Hal Roach Studios, Culver City. also synchronizes films. Records local artists in Mexico City.

1930
February— More film scoring.
June— Manager of RCA Victor's west coast division, located in Hollywood. First film tunes recorded, including "The Moon and You."
August— Marries Katherine Williams.
September 26— Records "Sing Song Girl" and "Song of the Big Trail"

"Sing Song Girl" "Sing Song Girl" Video Victor Hollywood Studio Sheet New Yorker Article

1931
March— Cameo appearance with band on stage, performing "Let's Go!" in the Hal Roach production Let''s Do Things. Records music track for "Laughing Gravy"
June— Joins the NBC in San Francisco as orchestral supervisor.
Summer— Conducts a 211-piece symphony orchestra at Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles.
August—Leroy Shield Song Album published
December— Musical director for NBC’s Central Division, Chicago

1933
February—In Culver City, recording music score for The Devil's Brother and receives his first screen credit.

1934
September 17— Introduces his "Notre Dame Shift" in South Bend, Indiana during
a practice session of the Notre Dame football team

1935
Records more stock tunes for Hal Roach Studios

1936
May— Recording the score for Our Relations for Hal Roach Studios and receives his second and last screen credit.

1940
August 18— Conducts first performance of Gloucester at Grant Park, Chicago

1942
June 17—Receives honorary doctorate at Chicago Musical College; henceforth, known as "Dr. Roy Shield"

1945
December 10— To New York. Replaces Leopold Spitalny as Manager of Instrumentalists, NBC Eastern Division

1946
Roy Shield's "Musical Transitions for Radio" published.

1947
July 29— Conducts "Starlight Concert" at the University of Rochester's River Campus Stadium

1948
August 28— First radio performances of tone poem The Great Bell

1950
April 17— Start of nationwide tour with Arturo Toscanini and the NBC Symphony Orchestra

1955
Retires

1958
Roy Shield Music Company founded; copyright renewals of compositions from 1930. Lives in Beach Haven Park, N.J.

1959
Visits Mexico City. Considers opening a branch of his music company there.

1962
January 9— Dies of cancer in a hospital in Fort Lauderdale, Florida