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Eddie Lang (born Salvatore Massaro; October 25, 1902 – March 26, 1933) was an American musician who is credited 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. [2]
Eddie Lang fue el primer guitarrista de jazz de importancia, capaz de integrar la guitarra en las grabaciones de jazz de la década de 1920. Tocó con las bandas de Joe Venuti, Adrian Rollini, Roger Wolfe Kahn y Jean Goldkette, además de trabajar como artista independiente para la radio y para empresas discográficas.
17 de jun. de 2020 · Learn about the life and legacy of Eddie Lang, the influential jazz guitarist who played with Bing Crosby, Joe Venuti, and Django Reinhardt. Discover his recordings, style, and tragic death at 31.
Eddie Lang (born Oct. 25, 1902, Philadelphia, Pa., U.S.—died March 26, 1933, New York, N.Y.) was an American musician, among the first guitar soloists in jazz and an accompanist of rare sensitivity.
6 de mar. de 2014 · Eddie Lang was the first Jazz guitar virtuoso, who played with many famous musicians and singers, such as Joe Venuti, Bix Beiderbecke and Bing Crosby. He died in 1933 after a tonsillectomy operation that went wrong.
11 de abr. de 2020 · A mini-documentary about Eddie Lang, "the father of jazz guitar". Although he remains a relatively obscure figure to the wider population, Eddie Lang is celebrated as the father of jazz...
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