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 51-75 of 662 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | BVE-37728 | 10-in. | 1/21/1927 | It all depends on you | Franklyn Baur | Male vocal solo, with pipe organ and piano | instrumentalist, pipe organ | |
Victor | BVE-37729 | 10-in. | 1/21/1927 | I'm looking for a girl named Mary | Lewis James | Male vocal solo, with pipe organ and piano | instrumentalist, pipe organ | |
Victor | BVE-37730 | 10-in. | 1/21/1927 | Just a bird's eye view of my old Kentucky home | Jesse Crawford | Pipe organ solo, with whistling and piano | instrumentalist, pipe organ | |
Victor | BVE-37731 | 10-in. | 1/21/1927 | Blue skies | Jesse Crawford | Pipe organ solo, with piano | instrumentalist, pipe organ | |
Victor | BVE-38300 | 10-in. | 3/15/1927 | La paloma | Jesse Crawford | Pipe organ solo, with traps | instrumentalist, pipe organ | |
Victor | BVE-38301 | 10-in. | 3/15/1927 | Estrellita | Jesse Crawford | Pipe organ solo, with traps | instrumentalist, pipe organ | |
Victor | BVE-38302 | 10-in. | 3/15/1927 | So blue | Jesse Crawford | Pipe organ solo, with traps | instrumentalist, pipe organ | |
Victor | BVE-38303 | 10-in. | 3/16/1927 | Song of the wanderer | Jesse Crawford | Pipe organ solo, with traps | instrumentalist, pipe organ | |
Victor | BVE-38304 | 10-in. | 3/16/1927 | Nesting time | Jesse Crawford | Pipe organ solo, with traps | instrumentalist, pipe organ | |
Victor | BVE-38305 | 10-in. | 3/16/1927 | What does it matter | Jesse Crawford | Pipe organ solo | instrumentalist, pipe organ | |
Victor | BVE-39066 | 10-in. | 6/28/1927 | At sundown | Jesse Crawford | Pipe organ solo | instrumentalist, pipe organ | |
Victor | BVE-39067 | 10-in. | 6/28/1927 | Russian lullaby | Jesse Crawford | Pipe organ solo | instrumentalist, pipe organ | |
Victor | BVE-39068 | 10-in. | 6/29/1927 | Baby feet go pitter patter ('Cross my floor) | Jesse Crawford | Pipe organ solo | instrumentalist, pipe organ | |
Victor | BVE-39069 | 10-in. | 6/29/1927 | After we kiss | Jesse Crawford | Pipe organ solo | instrumentalist, pipe organ | |
Victor | BVE-39070 | 10-in. | 6/30/1927 | When day is done | Jesse Crawford | Pipe organ solo | instrumentalist, pipe organ | |
Victor | BVE-39071 | 10-in. | 6/30/1927 | Dawn of to-morrow | Jesse Crawford | Pipe organ solo | instrumentalist, pipe organ | |
Victor | BVE-39315 | 10-in. | 8/15/1927 | Wings | Jesse Crawford | Pipe organ solo | instrumentalist, pipe organ | |
Victor | BVE-39316 | 10-in. | 8/16/1927 | El faisan | Jesse Crawford | Pipe organ solo | instrumentalist, pipe organ | |
Victor | BVE-39317 | 10-in. | 8/16/1927 | Secreto eterno | Jesse Crawford | Pipe organ solo | instrumentalist, pipe organ | |
Victor | BVE-40762 | 10-in. | 12/13/1927 | Among my souvenirs | Jesse Crawford | Pipe organ solo | instrumentalist, pipe organ | |
Victor | BVE-40763 | 10-in. | 12/13/1927 | Diane (I'm in heaven when I see you smile) | Jesse Crawford | Pipe organ solo | instrumentalist, pipe organ | |
Victor | BVE-40800 | 10-in. | 10/30/1927 | Just a memory | Jesse Crawford | Pipe organ solo | instrumentalist, pipe organ | |
Victor | BVE-40801 | 10-in. | 10/31/1927 | La borrachita | Jesse Crawford | Pipe organ solo | instrumentalist, pipe organ | |
Victor | BVE-40802 | 10-in. | 10/31/1927 | Amapola | Jesse Crawford | Pipe organ solo | instrumentalist, pipe organ | |
Victor | BVE-40803 | 10-in. | 10/31/1927 | Humoresque | Jesse Crawford | Pipe organ solo | arranger, instrumentalist, pipe organ |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Crawford, Jesse," accessed October 3, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/106909.
Crawford, Jesse. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved October 3, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/106909.
"Crawford, Jesse." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 3 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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