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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 1-25 of 662 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | B-26560 | 10-in. | 6/20/1922 | Birdie | Roy Bargy ; Benson Orchestra of Chicago | Jazz/dance band, with whistling | composer | |
Victor | B-27093 | 10-in. | 11/29/1922 | In a corner of the world all our own | Edna Brown ; Henry Burr | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | B-31191 | 10-in. | 11/17/1924 | Dreamer of dreams | Jesse Crawford | Pipe organ solo | instrumentalist, pipe organ | |
Victor | B-31192 | 10-in. | 11/17/1924 | Rose-Marie | Jesse Crawford | Pipe organ solo | instrumentalist, pipe organ | |
Victor | BVE-31193 | 10-in. | 10/31/1927 | Serenade | Jesse Crawford | Pipe organ solo | instrumentalist, pipe organ, arranger | |
Victor | B-31193 | 10-in. | 11/17/1924 | Serenade | Jesse Crawford | Pipe organ solo | arranger, instrumentalist, pipe organ | |
Victor | BVE-31194 | 10-in. | 10/30/1927 | Somewhere a voice is calling | Jesse Crawford | Pipe organ solo | instrumentalist, pipe organ | |
Victor | B-31194 | 10-in. | 11/17/1924 | Somewhere a voice is calling | Jesse Crawford | Pipe organ solo | instrumentalist, pipe organ | |
Victor | B-31649 | 10-in. | 1/13/1925 | My wild Irish rose | Jesse Crawford | Pipe organ solo | instrumentalist, pipe organ | |
Victor | B-31650 | 10-in. | 1/13/1925 | Old pal | Jesse Crawford | Pipe organ solo | instrumentalist, pipe organ | |
Victor | B-31651 | 10-in. | 1/13/1925 | Silver threads among the gold | Jesse Crawford | Pipe organ solo | instrumentalist, pipe organ | |
Victor | B-31652 | 10-in. | 1/13/1925 | Berceuse | Jesse Crawford | Pipe organ solo | instrumentalist, pipe organ | |
Victor | B-31653 | 10-in. | 1/14/1925 | The pal that I loved stole the gal that I loved | Jesse Crawford | Pipe organ solo | instrumentalist, pipe organ | |
Victor | B-31654 | 10-in. | 1/14/1925 | Dreams never come true | Jesse Crawford | Pipe organ solo | composer, instrumentalist, pipe organ | |
Victor | B-31655 | 10-in. | 1/14/1925 | O belle nuit | Jesse Crawford | Pipe organ solo | instrumentalist, pipe organ | |
Victor | B-31656 | 10-in. | 1/15/1925 | I wonder what's become of Sally? | Jesse Crawford | Pipe organ solo | instrumentalist, pipe organ | |
Victor | B-31657 | 10-in. | 1/15/1925 | When you and I were young, Maggie | Jesse Crawford | Pipe organ solo | instrumentalist, pipe organ | |
Victor | B-31658 | 10-in. | 1/15/1925 | Mother Machree | Jesse Crawford | Pipe organ solo | instrumentalist, pipe organ | |
Victor | BVE-34024 | 10-in. | 12/11/1925 | Because | Jesse Crawford | Pipe organ solo | instrumentalist, pipe organ | |
Victor | BVE-34025 | 10-in. | 12/11/1925 | You forgot to remember | Jesse Crawford | Pipe organ solo | instrumentalist, pipe organ | |
Victor | BVE-34026 | 10-in. | 12/11/1925 | Sleepy time gal | Jesse Crawford | Pipe organ solo | instrumentalist, pipe organ | |
Victor | BVE-34027 | 10-in. | 12/12/1925 | Roses of Picardy | Jesse Crawford | Pipe organ solo | instrumentalist, pipe organ | |
Victor | BVE-34028 | 10-in. | 12/12/1925 | Sometime | Jesse Crawford | Pipe organ solo | instrumentalist, pipe organ | |
Victor | BVE-34029 | 10-in. | 12/13/1925 | I never knew | Jesse Crawford | Pipe organ solo | instrumentalist, pipe organ | |
Victor | BVE-34030 | 10-in. | 12/13/1925 | Save your sorrow for tomorrow | Jesse Crawford | Pipe organ solo | instrumentalist, pipe organ |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Crawford, Jesse," accessed September 4, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/106909.
Crawford, Jesse. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved September 4, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/106909.
"Crawford, Jesse." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 4 September 2024.
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External Sources
Wikipedia: Jesse Crawford
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Linked Open Data Sources
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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