Eddie Lang

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 were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 26-50 of 229 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
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

(Results 26-50 of 229 records)

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Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Lang, Eddie," accessed November 21, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/103511.

Lang, Eddie. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/103511.

"Lang, Eddie." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 21 November 2024.