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pianist and organist (1895-1962)

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Type
Person
Country
US
Active from
1895-12-02
Active to
1962-05-28

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Total plays
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Jesse Crawford (December 2, 1895 – May 28, 1962), was a US pianist and organist. He was well known in the 1920s as a theater 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. Crawford's father died when he was one year old, leaving an impoverished wife and mother, placed the baby in an orphanage asylum near Woodland, California. <a hre

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Jesse
Family name
Crawford
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Woodland
Place of death
Los Angeles
Occupation
jazz musician
Instrument
organ
Image
Jesse Crawford LCCN2014711565.jpg
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Commons category
Jesse Crawford
date of death
1962-05-27
date of birth
1895-12-02
name in native language
Jesse Crawford
start of work period
1909-00-00
place of burial
Ferncliff Cemetery
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