Victor matrix MRC-64397. Jesse Crawford. 1930-12-07 / Jesse Crawford
| Title | Source |
|---|---|
| Jesse Crawford. 1930-12-07 (Primary title) | ADP editors |
| Part 2 (Title part) | Victor ledgers |
| On the road to Mandalay ; Gazing at the stars ; Medley of request selections ; Talk by L. A. Witten (Medley contents) | Victor ledgers |
| Royal Typewriter electrical transcription (Alternate title) | Victor ledgers |
| Personnel | Notes |
| Jesse Crawford (instrumentalist : pipe organ) | "On the road to Mandalay"; "Gazing at the stars"; "Medley of request selections." |
| Paul Small (vocalist : tenor vocal) | "Gazing at the stars"; "Medley of request selections." |
| Louis A. Witten (speaker) | |
| Royal Duotones (Musical group) | "Medley of request selections." |
- Description: Radio broadcast : Pipe organ, with instrumental ensemble, male vocal solo, and announcements
- Category: Instrumental and vocal
- Language: English
- Master Size: 16-in.
- Title Note: Newspaper and magazine radio program listings refer to the series variously as "Jesse Crawford," "Royal hour," and "Royal's Poet of the Organ."
| Notes |
|---|
| The Royal Duotones may not be an ensemble. A press report on the program notes that each weekly episode of the series features an instrumental soloists playing in unison with Crawford. |
| Victor ledgers: "Royal Typewriter Company, Inc. (Hanff-Metzger Advertising)"; "Electrical transcriptions." |
| Ledgers: Recorded in New York studio 3 over direct wire from Paramount Building (WABC); "Columbia Broadcast System." |
| Ledgers: "Announcements by L. A. Witten"; "Made on RCA machine no. 1." |
| Ledgers note that excerpts from the following songs are included within "Medley of requested selections": "Coronation march," "You're driving me crazy," "Wedding bells are ringing," and "Beyond the blue horizon." |
| Take Date and Place | Take | Status | Label Name/Number | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/7/1930 New York, New York. Paramount Theatre | 1 | Unknown |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix MRC-64397. Jesse Crawford. 1930-12-07 / Jesse Crawford," accessed December 12, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800033524/MRC-64397-Jesse_Crawford._1930-12-07.
Victor matrix MRC-64397. Jesse Crawford. 1930-12-07 / Jesse Crawford. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 12, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800033524/MRC-64397-Jesse_Crawford._1930-12-07.
"Victor matrix MRC-64397. Jesse Crawford. 1930-12-07 / Jesse Crawford." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 12 December 2025.
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