Eddie Lang
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. He recorded duets with guitarists Lonnie Johnson and Carl Kress and jazz violinist Joe Venuti, and played rhythm guitar in the Paul Whiteman Orchestra and was the favoured accompanist of Bing Crosby. |
Birth and Death Data: Born October 25, 1902 (Philadelphia), Died March 26, 1933 (New York City)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1924 - 1932
Roles Represented in DAHR: guitar, composer, leader, songwriter, banjo, violin, drums
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Recordings (Results 26-50 of 231 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia | W143298 | 10-in. | 1/12/1927 | Who do you love? | Charles Kaley | Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | W144188 | 10-in. | 5/21/1927 | Headin' home | Wendell W. Hall | Male vocal solo, with instrumental quartet | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | W144189 | 10-in. | 5/21/1927 | There's a trick in pickin' a chick-chick-chicken | Wendell W. Hall | Male vocal solo, with instrumental quartet | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | 144239 | 10-in. | 5/27/1927 | There's a trick in pickin' a chick-chick-chicken | Irving Kaufman | Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | 144240 | 10-in. | 5/27/1927 | Vo-do-do-de-o blues | Irving Kaufman | Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | 144241 | 10-in. | 5/27/1927 | (Who-oo? You-oo!) That's who! | Irving Kaufman | Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | W144414 | 10-in. | 6/30/1927 | Rosita | Lee Morse | Female vocal solo, with guitar and piano | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | W144415 | 10-in. | 6/30/1927 | I'm a red-hot hot-house flower (But my daddy is an ice-cream cone) | Lee Morse | Female vocal solo, with guitar and piano | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | W144416 | 10-in. | 6/30/1927 | We (My honey and me) | Lee Morse | Female vocal solo, with guitar and piano | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | W147107 | 10-in. | 10/5/1928 | How long—how long blues | Sonny Porter | Male vocal solo ("blues singer"), with guitar and piano | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | W147108 | 10-in. | 10/5/1928 | Deck hand blues | Sonny Porter | Male vocal solo ("blues singer"), with guitar and piano | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | W147121 | 10-in. | 10/16/1928 | Lonesome yodelin' blues | Roy Evans | Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | W147122 | 10-in. | 10/16/1928 | Lonesome yodelin' blues | Roy Evans | Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | W148485 | 10-in. | 5/8/1929 | I'm wild about that thing | Bessie Smith | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with guitar and piano | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | W148486 | 10-in. | 5/8/1929 | You've got to give me some | Bessie Smith | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with guitar and piano | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | W148487 | 10-in. | 5/8/1929 | Kitchen man | Bessie Smith | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with guitar and piano | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | W148615 | 10-in. | 5/23/1929 | Shore leave | The Three Old Salts | Instrumental trio | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | W148616 | 10-in. | 5/23/1929 | Port hole blues | The Three Old Salts | Instrumental trio | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | [W]152094 | 10-in. | 1/28/1932 | I wanna count sheep (Till the cows come home) | Artie Dunn ; Les Reis | Male vocal duet, with violin and guitar | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | [W]152095 | 10-in. | 1/28/1932 | Starlight (Help me find the one I love) | Artie Dunn ; Les Reis | Male vocal duet, with violin and guitar | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | W100351 | 10-in. | 1/20/1927 | Bad habits | Eddie Lang ; Boyd Senter | Clarinet solo, with guitar | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| OKeh | W80295 | 10-in. | 1/10/1927 | I've grown so lonesome thinking of you | Russell Douglas [Les Reis] | Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| OKeh | W80313 | 10-in. | 1/20/1927 | Wabash blues | Eddie Lang ; Boyd Senter | Clarinet solo, with guitar and piano | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| OKeh | W80314 | 10-in. | 1/20/1927 | Bluin' the blues | Eddie Lang ; Boyd Senter | Clarinet solo, with guitar and piano | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| OKeh | W80315 | 10-in. | 1/20/1927 | Christine | Eddie Lang ; Boyd Senter | Clarinet solo, with guitar and piano | instrumentalist, guitar |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Lang, Eddie," accessed May 2, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103511.
Lang, Eddie. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 2, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103511.
"Lang, Eddie." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 2 May 2024.
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