Charles A. Prince (Charles Adam Prince, 1869–1937) was an American bandleader, pianist and organist known for conducting the Columbia Orchestra and, later, Prince's Band and Orchestra (aka. Prince's Band or Prince's Orchestra on the labels). He made his first recordings as a pianist in 1891 for the New York Phonograph Co. Later in the 1890s he worked as a musical director for Columbia Records and also conducted the Columbia Orchestra.

In 1905, Prince assembled the group called "Prince's Band and Orchestra". They recorded for Columbia and featured much of the same material as the Columbia Band. Prince's own composition, "The Barbary Rag", was recorded by…