1902 - 1933
Eddie Lang Italian Jazz Musician
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Details
| First Name |
Eddie
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| Last Name |
Lang
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| Alternative Name |
Blind Willie Dunn
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| Birthday |
25th October, 1902
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| Birthplace |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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| Died |
26th March, 1933
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| Place of Death |
New York City
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| Zodiac Sign |
Scorpio
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| Nationality |
Italian
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| Occupation Text |
Musician
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| Occupation |
Jazz Musician
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| Music Genre (Text) |
Jazz, swing, chamber jazz
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| Music Genre |
Jazz
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| Year(s) Active |
1918–1933
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| Music Style |
Early Jazz, New Orleans R&B, Swing
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| Music Mood |
Carefree, Amiable/Good-Natured, Freewheeling, Lazy, Rollicking, Playful, Earnest, Cheerful, Boisterous, Fun, Happy, Elegant, Joyous
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| Instrument |
Guitar
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| Instrument (text) |
Guitar, violin, banjo
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| Record Label |
Okeh
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| Associated Acts |
Joe Venuti, Paul Whiteman, Bing Crosby, Annette Hanshaw, Lonnie Johnson, Carl Kress
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Eddie Lang (born Salvatore Massaro, October 25, 1902 – March 26, 1933) is known as the father of jazz guitar. During the 1920s, he gave the guitar a prominence it previously lacked as a solo instrument, as part of a band or orchestra, and as accompaniment for vocalists. He recorded duets with guitarists Lonnie Johnson and Carl Kress and jazz violinist Joe Venuti, and played rhythm guitar in the big band of Paul Whiteman and was the favoured accompanist of Bing Crosby.
