Eddie Lang

guitar · 1902–1933 · Philadelphia

Considered the father of jazz guitar, he was one of the first guitar soloists, having started on violin and then banjo. Accompanist to Bing Crosby and a member of Paul Whiteman's orchestra from 1929, he died at thirty after a tonsillectomy.

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Styles

• Swing, big bands
• Symphonic jazz, dance orchestras

Landmark tracks

• Wild Cat (1927)

Sources

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