Eddie Lang
Eddie Lang ( born October 25, 1902 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, † March 26, 1933 in New York City, actually Salvatore Massaro ) was an American jazz musician. He is considered the first virtuoso of the jazz guitar and contributed to his time the title of " Mr. Guitar ".
At age eleven, Lang had violin lessons. One of his school friends was the violinist Joe Venuti, with whom he often appeared together later. Early earned his living as a professional musician long; He played the violin, banjo and guitar. He was a member of various bands in the northeastern United States. Late 1924 to early 1925 he worked in London, he settled in New York.
Lang played with Venuti in a duo, in the Blue Four ( among others with Frank Trumbauer ) and 1931 in a jointly -led all- star band ( with Benny Goodman and Jack Teagarden ). He also worked with Louis Armstrong, Adrian Rollini, Roger Wolfe Kahn and Jean gold chain. In 1929 he came to the Orchestra by Paul Whiteman. With Venuti 1930 he had a brief appearance in White 's film The King Of Jazz.
When Bing Crosby left Whiteman, Lang went as a sideman with him. With Crosby in 1932 he had an appearance in the film The Big Broadcast. Under the pseudonym Blind Willie Dunn Lang made a series of duet recordings with the legendary blues guitarist Lonnie Johnson. Eddie Lang died at the age of only 30 years from the effects of tonsillectomy. Eddie Lang's game is one of the most important stylistic influences on Django Reinhardt.
Collection
- The Classic Columbia and Okeh Joe Venuti and Eddie Lang Sessions - 1926-1955 - ( Mosaic - 2002) - 8 CDs with Jack Pettis, Bix Beiderbecke, Frank Trumbauer, Jimmy Dorsey, Arthur debris, Don Murray, Red McKenzie, Adrian Rollini, Vic Berton, Frank Signorelli, Eddie Condon, Fud Livingston, Gladys Bentley, Victoria Spivey, King Oliver, Omer Simeon, Clarence Williams, Eva Taylor, Tommy Dorsey, blind Willie Dunn, Texas Alexander, Lonnie Johnson, Louis Armstrong, Jack Teagarden, Happy Caldwell Joe Sullivan, Kaiser Marshall, Bessie Smith, Hoagy Carmichael, Paul Whiteman, Bing Crosby, Jimmy McPartland, Tony Parenti, Harold Arlen, Red Nichols, Carl Kress, Dick McDonough, Benny Goodman, Bud Freeman, Pee Wee Erwin, Bunny Berigan