Eddie Condon

guitar, banjo · 1905–1973 · Goodland (Indiana)

Settled in Chicago in the 1920s, he co-founded the Chicago Rhythm Kings in 1925, then from 1938 was associated with the Commodore label and Nick's club in Manhattan. His radio-broadcast Town Hall concerts (1944-1945) and his own New York club (1945-1967) made him a figure of traditional jazz.

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Styles

• Chicago
• Traditional revival

Landmark tracks

• China Boy (1927)

Sources

• Source

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