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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 Philadelphia (largest city in Pennsylvania, United States), Died March 26, 1933 (New York City (most populous city in the United States) )

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1924 - 1937

Roles Represented in DAHR: guitar, composer, leader, songwriter, banjo, violin, drums

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Recordings (Results 26-50 of 243 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  
Columbia W265011 10-in. 12/14/1932 I've got a roof over my head Chick Endor ; Charlie Farrell Male vocal duet, with piano and guitar instrumentalist, guitar  
Columbia W265012 10-in. 12/14/1932 Then you went and changed your mind Chick Endor ; Charlie Farrell Male vocal duet, with piano and guitar instrumentalist, guitar  
Columbia W265013 10-in. 12/14/1932 Let's sit this one out Chick Endor ; Charlie Farrell Male vocal duet, with piano and guitar instrumentalist, guitar  
Columbia W265014 10-in. 12/14/1932 Isn't it the truth Chick Endor ; Charlie Farrell Male vocal duet, with piano and guitar instrumentalist, guitar  
(Results 26-50 of 243 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Lang, Eddie," accessed January 6, 2026, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103511.

Lang, Eddie. (2026). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved January 6, 2026, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103511.

"Lang, Eddie." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2026. Web. 6 January 2026.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103511

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Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Lang, Eddie, 1902-1933 - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n82026858

Wikidata: Eddie Lang - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q338957

VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/27252284

MusicBrainz: Eddie Lang - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/7c6e10c8-7896-4624-a46b-2f3b5784d2d6

Fast: https://id.worldcat.org/fast/87835 - https://id.worldcat.org/fast/87835

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