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 26-50 of 662 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | BVE-34031 | 10-in. | 12/13/1925 | When the one you love loves you | Jesse Crawford | Pipe organ solo | instrumentalist, pipe organ | |
Victor | BVE-34568 | 10-in. | 2/25/1926 | The prisoner's song | Jesse Crawford | Pipe organ solo | instrumentalist, pipe organ | |
Victor | BVE-34569 | 10-in. | 2/25/1926 | Always | Jesse Crawford | Pipe organ solo | arranger, instrumentalist, pipe organ | |
Victor | BVE-34570 | 10-in. | 2/26/1926 | Dinah | Jesse Crawford | Pipe organ solo | instrumentalist, pipe organ | |
Victor | BVE-34571 | 10-in. | 2/26/1926 | After I say I'm sorry (What can I say?) | Jesse Crawford | Pipe organ solo | instrumentalist, pipe organ | |
Victor | BVE-34572 | 10-in. | 2/26/1926 | At dawning | Jesse Crawford | Pipe organ solo | instrumentalist, pipe organ | |
Victor | BVE-34573 | 10-in. | 2/27/1926 | Oh, promise me! | Jesse Crawford | Pipe organ solo | instrumentalist, pipe organ | |
Victor | BVE-35079 | 10-in. | 5/30/1926 | Valencia | Jesse Crawford | Pipe organ solo | instrumentalist, pipe organ | |
Victor | BVE-35080 | 10-in. | 5/30/1926 | At peace with the world | Jesse Crawford | Pipe organ solo | instrumentalist, pipe organ | |
Victor | BVE-36438 | 10-in. | 10/1/1926 | I'd love to call you my sweetheart | Owen A. Bartlett ; Jesse Crawford ; Jean Goldkette's Book-Cadillac Hotel Orchestra | Pipe organ solo, with jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, pipe organ | |
Victor | BVE-36439 | 10-in. | 10/1/1926 | Kentucky lullaby | Owen A. Bartlett ; Jesse Crawford ; Jean Goldkette's Book-Cadillac Hotel Orchestra | Pipe organ solo, with jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, pipe organ | |
Victor | BVE-36440 | 10-in. | 10/2/1926 | Stars are the windows of Heaven | Jesse Crawford | Pipe organ solo | instrumentalist, pipe organ | |
Victor | BVE-36441 | 10-in. | 10/2/1926 | Chérie, I love you | Jesse Crawford | Pipe organ solo | instrumentalist, pipe organ | |
Victor | BVE-36442 | 10-in. | 10/3/1926 | Barcelona | Jesse Crawford | Pipe organ solo | instrumentalist, pipe organ | |
Victor | BVE-36443 | 10-in. | 10/4/1926 | Ting-a-ling | Jesse Crawford | Pipe organ solo | instrumentalist, pipe organ | |
Victor | BVE-36444 | 10-in. | 10/4/1926 | Hello, Aloha! How are you? | Jesse Crawford | Pipe organ solo | instrumentalist, pipe organ | |
Victor | BVE-36445 | 10-in. | 10/4/1926 | Dreaming the waltz away | Jesse Crawford | Pipe organ solo | instrumentalist, pipe organ | |
Victor | BVE-36446 | 10-in. | 10/5/1926 | Meadow lark | Jesse Crawford | Pipe organ solo | instrumentalist, pipe organ | |
Victor | BVE-36447 | 10-in. | 10/6/1926 | Lay my head beneath a rose | Jesse Crawford | Pipe organ solo | instrumentalist, pipe organ | |
Victor | BVE-37031 | 10-in. | 11/30/1926 | Within the prison of my dreams | Jesse Crawford | Pipe organ solo, with orchestra | instrumentalist, pipe organ | |
Victor | BVE-37032 | 10-in. | 11/30/1926 | Put your arms where they belong (For they belong to me) | Jesse Crawford | Pipe organ solo, with orchestra | instrumentalist, pipe organ | |
Victor | BVE-37033 | 10-in. | 11/30/1926 | Maybe | Jesse Crawford | Pipe organ solo, with orchestra | instrumentalist, pipe organ | |
Victor | BVE-37034 | 10-in. | 11/30/1926 | I love the moonlight | Jesse Crawford | Pipe organ solo, with orchestra | instrumentalist, pipe organ | |
Victor | BVE-37726 | 10-in. | 1/20/1927 | In a little Spanish town ('Twas on a night like this) | Jesse Crawford | Pipe organ solo, with guitar and whistling | instrumentalist, pipe organ | |
Victor | BVE-37727 | 10-in. | 1/20/1927 | Falling in love with you | Jesse Crawford | Pipe organ solo, with piano | instrumentalist, pipe organ |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Crawford, Jesse," accessed October 6, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/106909.
Crawford, Jesse. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved October 6, 2024, from https://adpprod2.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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