Jesse Crawford
Jesse Crawford (December 2, 1895 – May 28, 1962) was an American pianist and organist. He was well known in the 1920s as a theatre organist for silent films and as a popular recording artist. In the 1930s, he switched to the Hammond organ and became a freelancer. In the 1940s, he authored instruction books on organ and taught organ lessons. |
Birth and Death Data: Born December 2, 1895 (Woodland), Died May 28, 1962 (Los Angeles)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1922 - 1962
Roles Represented in DAHR: organ, pipe organ, electric organ, piano, arranger, composer, leader, songwriter
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Recordings (Results 251-275 of 662 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Decca | 69156 | 10-in. | 5/7/1941 | Traumerei | Jesse Crawford | instrumentalist, pipe organ | ||
Decca | 69161 | 10-in. | 5/8/1941 | Long long ago | Bob Hannon | instrumentalist, organ | ||
Decca | 69163 | 10-in. | 5/8/1941 | Drink to me with only Thine eyes | Bob Hannon | instrumentalist, organ | ||
Decca | 69164 | 10-in. | 5/8/1941 | When you and I were young, Maggie | Bob Hannon | instrumentalist, organ | ||
Decca | 69165 | 10-in. | 5/8/1941 | In the gloaming | Bob Hannon | instrumentalist, organ | ||
Decca | 69170 | 10-in. | 5/9/1941 | The perfect song | Jesse Crawford | instrumentalist, pipe organ | ||
Decca | 69171 | 10-in. | 5/9/1941 | Serenade | Jesse Crawford | instrumentalist, pipe organ | ||
Decca | 69172 | 10-in. | 5/9/1941 | The old refrain | Jesse Crawford | instrumentalist, pipe organ | ||
Decca | 69173 | 10-in. | 5/9/1941 | La estrellita | Jesse Crawford | instrumentalist, pipe organ | ||
Decca | 69179 | 10-in. | 5/12/1941 | Juanita | Bob Hannon | instrumentalist, organ | ||
Decca | 69180 | 10-in. | 5/12/1941 | Sweet Genevieve | Bob Hannon | instrumentalist, organ | ||
Decca | 69181 | 10-in. | 5/12/1941 | The old oaken bucket | Bob Hannon | instrumentalist, organ | ||
Decca | 69182 | 10-in. | 5/12/1941 | Ben bolt | Bob Hannon | instrumentalist, organ | ||
Decca | 69262 | 10-in. | 5/29/1941 | I love the name of Mary | Phil Regan | instrumentalist, piano | ||
Decca | 69263 | 10-in. | 5/29/1941 | Has anybody here seen Kelly? | Phil Regan | instrumentalist, piano | ||
Decca | 69264 | 10-in. | 5/29/1941 | Katy Mahone | Phil Regan | instrumentalist, piano | ||
Decca | 69265 | 10-in. | 5/29/1941 | Kate O'Donoghue | Phil Regan | instrumentalist, piano | ||
Decca | 69266 | 10-in. | 5/29/1941 | 'Tis an Irish girl I love | Phil Regan | instrumentalist, piano | ||
Decca | 69267 | 10-in. | 5/29/1941 | Olcott's lullaby | Phil Regan | instrumentalist, piano | ||
Decca | 69268 | 10-in. | 5/29/1941 | The last love song | Phil Regan | instrumentalist, piano | ||
Decca | 69269 | 10-in. | 5/29/1941 | Irish serenade | Phil Regan | instrumentalist, piano | ||
Decca | 69415 | 10-in. | 6/25/1941 | Praise God (from whom all blessings flow) | Harry Breuer | instrumentalist, organ, piano | ||
Decca | 69416 | 10-in. | 6/25/1941 | Nearer my God to Thee | Harry Breuer | instrumentalist, organ, piano | ||
Decca | 69417 | 10-in. | 6/25/1941 | Jesus, lover of my soul | Harry Breuer | instrumentalist, organ, piano | ||
Decca | 69418 | 10-in. | 6/25/1941 | Rock of ages | Harry Breuer | instrumentalist, organ, piano |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Crawford, Jesse," accessed October 6, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/106909.
Crawford, Jesse. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved October 6, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/106909.
"Crawford, Jesse." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 6 October 2024.
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LCNAR: Crawford, Jesse, 1895-1962 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n93068111
Wikidata: Jesse Crawford - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q6186238
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/16441003
MusicBrainz: Jesse Crawford - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/bcdfa304-11ea-4ba9-b4a3-e7f89b731ae7
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