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 376-400 of 662 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Decca | 82282 | 2/18/1952 | Vienna beauties | Jesse Crawford | instrumentalist, organ | |||
Decca | 82283 | 2/18/1952 | Vienna, city of my dreams | Jesse Crawford | instrumentalist, organ | |||
Decca | 82284 | 2/20/1952 | Sari waltz (Kalman) | Jesse Crawford | instrumentalist, organ | |||
Decca | 82285 | 2/20/1952 | Waltz dream (Oskar Strauss) | Jesse Crawford | instrumentalist, organ | |||
Decca | 82857 | 5/13/1952 | Kiss of fire | Jesse Crawford | instrumentalist, organ | |||
Decca | 82858 | 5/13/1952 | I'm yours | Jesse Crawford | instrumentalist, organ | |||
Decca | 83060 | 7/7/1952 | Exactly like you | Jesse Crawford | instrumentalist, organ | |||
Decca | 83061 | 7/7/1952 | Lovely lady | Jesse Crawford | instrumentalist, organ | |||
Decca | 83079 | 7/10/1952 | Don't blame me | Jesse Crawford | instrumentalist, organ | |||
Decca | 83080 | 7/10/1952 | I can't believe that you're in love with me | Jesse Crawford | instrumentalist, organ | |||
Decca | 83081 | 7/10/1952 | Cuban love song | Jesse Crawford | instrumentalist, organ | |||
Decca | 83093 | 7/17/1952 | I can't give you anything but love | Jesse Crawford | instrumentalist, organ | |||
Decca | 83094 | 7/17/1952 | You're a sweetheart | Jesse Crawford | instrumentalist, organ | |||
Decca | 83095 | 7/17/1952 | Where are you | Jesse Crawford | instrumentalist, organ | |||
Decca | L 6968 | 12/29/1952 | One alone | Jesse Crawford | instrumentalist, pipe organ | |||
Decca | L 6969 | 12/29/1952 | The desert song | Jesse Crawford | instrumentalist, organ, pipe organ | |||
Decca | L 6970 | 12/30/1952 | Softly as in a morning sunrise | Jesse Crawford | instrumentalist, pipe organ | |||
Decca | L 6971 | 12/30/1952 | Will you remember (Sweetheart) | Jesse Crawford | instrumentalist, pipe organ | |||
Decca | L 6972 | 12/30/1952 | Lover, come back to me! | Jesse Crawford | instrumentalist, pipe organ | |||
Decca | L 6973 | 12/30/1952 | Deep in my heart, dear | Jesse Crawford | instrumentalist, pipe organ | |||
Decca | L 6974 | 12/31/1952 | When I grow too old to dream | Jesse Crawford | instrumentalist, pipe organ | |||
Decca | L 6975 | 12/31/1952 | Song of love | Jesse Crawford | instrumentalist, pipe organ | |||
Decca | L 6976 | 12/31/1952 | Blue twilight | Jesse Crawford | instrumentalist, pipe organ | |||
Decca | L 6977 | 12/31/1952 | Lonely hour | Jesse Crawford | instrumentalist, pipe organ | |||
Decca | L 6978 | 1/2/1953 | Pixie parade | Jesse Crawford | instrumentalist, organ |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Crawford, Jesse," accessed November 25, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/106909.
Crawford, Jesse. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 25, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/106909.
"Crawford, Jesse." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 November 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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