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Eddie Lang

Born: Oct 25, 1902 in Philadelphia, PA

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Died: Mar 26, 1933 in New York, NY

Genre: Jazz

Styles: Classic Jazz, Swing

Biography: The first jazz guitar virtuoso, Eddie Lang was everywhere in the late '20s; all of his fellow musicians knew that he was the best. A boyhood friend of Joe Venuti, Lang took violin lessons for 11 years but switched to guitar before he turned professional. In 1924 he debuted with the Mound City Blue Blowers ...Read full biography

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Jazz Guitar Virtuoso

Released: 1927

Label: Shanachie Entertainment

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Eddie Lang did not lead many sessions during his short life, and the great majority are on this Yazoo collection. The most in-demand guitarist of 1925-1933, Lang's rare opportunities to head his own dates ...Read full review

Stringing the Blues

Released: 1963

Label: Koch

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This two-LP set (reissued on CD by Koch in 2000) contains a definitive cross-section of the recordings of violinist Joe Venuti and guitarist Eddie Lang. The 32 performances include everything from duets ...Read full review

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