Jesse Crawford

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 were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 26-50 of 662 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
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	instrumentalist, pipe organ, arranger
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

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Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Crawford, Jesse," accessed April 24, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106909.

Crawford, Jesse. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 24, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106909.

"Crawford, Jesse." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 24 April 2024.