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Born: October 25, 1902 in New Orleans, LA
Years Active: 20 's, 30 's
Died: March 26, 1933 in New Orleans, LA
Genre: Jazz

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 professio ...More >>

Discography: 2004 1927-1932 2003 New York Sessions 1926-1935 1998 Quintessential 1998 Pioneers of Jazz Guitar 1927-1938 1998 Blue Guitars, Vols. 1 & 2 More >>

Member Of: Bix, Tram & Eddie Tram, Bix & Lang More >> Similar Artists: George Barnes Tiny Grimes Joe Venuti Freddie Green Nick Lucas More >>

Influenced By: Lonnie Johnson Joe Venuti Teddy Bunn More >> Followers: Bob Wills Bernard Addison Scrapper Blackwell Charlie Dixon Freddy Guy More >>

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