Graham W. Jackson

Graham Washington Jackson Sr. (February 22, 1903 – January 15, 1983) was an American theatre organist, pianist, accordionist, and choral conductor. He was the subject of a Life magazine photograph taken at the departure of Franklin D. Roosevelt's funeral train.

Birth and Death Data: Born February 22, 1903, Died January 15, 1983

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1924 - 1930

Roles Represented in DAHR: leader, pipe organ, piano

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
OKeh 8741 10-in. 8/30/1924 Sailing on Lake Pontchartrain Seminole Syncopators Jazz/dance band leader, instrumentalist, piano  
OKeh 8742 Not documented 8/30/1924 [Unknown title(s)] Seminole Syncopators Jazz/dance band leader, instrumentalist, piano  
OKeh S-72484 10-in. Apr. 1924 Blue grass blues Seminole Syncopators Jazz/dance band leader, instrumentalist, piano  
OKeh S-72485 Not documented Apr. 1924 [Unknown title(s)] Seminole Syncopators Jazz/dance band leader, instrumentalist, piano  
Gennett 16918 10-in. 8/15/1930 Roof garden get off Graham W. Jackson's Seminole Syncopators Jazz/dance band leader  
Gennett 16919 10-in. 8/15/1930 Catch that tiger Graham W. Jackson's Seminole Syncopators Jazz/dance band leader  
Gennett 16920 10-in. 8/16/1930 Song of the island Graham W. Jackson Pipe organ solo instrumentalist, pipe organ  
Gennett 16921 10-in. 8/16/1930 Arabian moon Graham W. Jackson Pipe organ solo instrumentalist, pipe organ  
Gennett 16922 10-in. 8/16/1930 Dancing with tears in my eyes Graham W. Jackson Pipe organ solo instrumentalist, pipe organ  
Gennett 16923 10-in. 8/16/1930 Moonlight on the Colorado Graham W. Jackson Pipe organ solo instrumentalist, pipe organ  
Gennett 16924 10-in. 8/16/1930 Green pasture Graham W. Jackson Pipe organ solo instrumentalist, pipe organ  
Gennett 16925 10-in. 8/16/1930 Loving you the way I do Graham W. Jackson Pipe organ solo instrumentalist, pipe organ  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Jackson, Graham W.," accessed April 24, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/204856.

Jackson, Graham W.. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 24, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/204856.

"Jackson, Graham W.." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 24 April 2024.

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URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/204856

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