Victor matrix MRC-64699. Jesse Crawford. 1931-03-01 / Jesse Crawford
| Title | Source |
|---|---|
| Jesse Crawford. 1931-03-01 (Primary title) | ADP editors |
| Part 1 (Title part) | Victor ledgers |
| Opening announcement by L. A. Witten ; Gems from Tschaikowsky ; I want you for myself (Medley contents) | Victor ledgers |
| Royal Typewriter electrical transcription (Alternate title) | Victor ledgers |
| Authors and Composers | Notes |
| Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky (composer) | "Gems from Tschaikowsky." |
| Irving Berlin (composer) | "I want you for myself." |
| Irving Berlin (lyricist) | "I want you for myself." |
| Personnel | Notes |
| Jesse Crawford (leader) | "Gems from Tschaikowsky"; "I want you for myself." |
| Louis A. Witten (speaker) | |
| Paul Small (vocalist : tenor vocal) | "I want you for myself." |
- Description: Radio broadcast : Pipe organ, with 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 |
|---|
| 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 "Gems from Tschaikowsky": "Marche slav," "Andante cantabile," "Waltz of the flowers," "Barcarolle," "Mazurka," "Chanson triste," and "Finale of the Marche slav." |
| Take Date and Place | Take | Status | Label Name/Number | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3/1/1931 New York, New York. Paramount Theatre | 1 | Unknown |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix MRC-64699. Jesse Crawford. 1931-03-01 / Jesse Crawford," accessed December 12, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800033658/MRC-64699-Jesse_Crawford._1931-03-01.
Victor matrix MRC-64699. Jesse Crawford. 1931-03-01 / Jesse Crawford. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 12, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800033658/MRC-64699-Jesse_Crawford._1931-03-01.
"Victor matrix MRC-64699. Jesse Crawford. 1931-03-01 / Jesse Crawford." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 12 December 2025.
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